Screening of 'Mountains' (2023), Q&A with Monica Sorelle, actors, and prod.

As part of the third edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the screening of multi-award-winning Mountains (2023) by filmmaker Monica Sorelle who will be in attendance for a masterclass and Q&A with the audience along with actors Atibon Nazaire and Sheila Anozier, and film producer Robert Colom

Practical information:
Open to everyone upon registration. In Creole and French with English subtitles, the screening will start at 7:30 PM on Friday, April 11th, 2025, and will last approximately 95 minutes. Doors open at 7:15 PM.

Synopsis:
Xavier, a dutiful middle-aged Haitian demolition worker, is outgrowing the Little Haiti home he shares with his wife Esperance – a seamstress and school crossing guard – and their adult son Junior, who is caught between two cultures as he harbors ambitions of a career path his parents don't understand. Despite not climbing the ranks at the demolition company, Xavier has remained loyal, hardworking, and well respected, keeping his head down and mentoring his younger counterparts. But as the demolition sites inch closer to home, the realities of gentrification come into focus, and Xavier’s loyalties are tested. Mountains is a multigenerational drama that explores the relationships between immigrants and their children, Miami’s own stratification of race and nationality, the looming threat of gentrification, and the pursuit of the American dream. What results is a loving portrait of Little Haiti and Miami’s Haitian community.

Host or Publisher Princeton French and Francophone Society