DMV Community Movie Night:The Fight for Haiti, A Film by Etant Dupain

On Monday, October 28, the Association of Haitian Professionals - AHP in collaboration with Haiti Policy House are hosting DMV Community Movie Night, featuring: The Fight for Haiti -produced and directed by Etant Dupain in Silver II theatre.

*Fight for Haiti: In 2018 a seemingly innocuous tweet swiftly took the country of Haiti by storm: kot kòb PetroCaribe a? Where is the PetroCaribe money? Inquiring about billions of dollars in missing development funds, the question ignited a movement unlike any the nation had seen in decades. It became the rallying cry for a people infuriated by rapidly deteriorating living conditions, years of broken promises, and the endemic corruption and impunity of the local and international elite.

In the face of targeted government repression and devastating state-sanctioned gang violence, the young activists leading the fight are not backing down. As the situation in Haiti evolves at a dramatic pace, the team behind the award-winning film Madan Sara: Pouvwa Fanm Ayisyen captures the defiant and unwavering energy of the next generation of Haitians fighting to build a better future.

*Movie rated R.

Guest check-in begins in the Historic Lobby at approximately 7:15 p.m. The screening starts at about 7:45 p.m., followed by a Q&A after the screening with Producer: Etan Dupain and Guest Panelist: TBA. The DMV Community Movie Night event concludes at 10:00 p.m.

Secure tickets early, space is limited.* Plan to be on time, show will begin promptly.

*At request of Producer, proceeds from the screening will go towards supporting/strengthening the work of Haiti Policy House.

For more information about the film visit: www.thefightforhaiti.com

PRODUCER BIOGRAPHY - ETANT DUPAIN

Etant Dupain is a Haitian journalist and filmmaker. For over a decade, he has worked as a producer on documentaries and for international news media outlets including Al Jazeera, TeleSur, BBC, CNN, Netflix, PBS, and Vice. Etant founded an alternative media project in Haiti to enable citizen journalists to provide access to information in Haitian Creole for and about internally displaced people, aid accountability, and politics.

His award-winning documentary film Madan Sara was inspired by the strength of his mother and the woman known as Madan Sara who makes Haiti’s economy run. The Fight for Haiti is his second feature-length documentary.

Host or Publisher Association of Haitian Professionals - AHP