Twice Into Oblivion
In 1937, Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic. Daphné Ménard, a Haitian theater director, brought together actors from both parts of the island to work on this event.
Directors Spotlight
Pierre Michel Jean
Director
Pierre Michel Jean is a Haitian photographer and documentary filmmaker. Based in Port-au-Prince, Pierre Michel studied Social Communications and Legal Sciences at the Université d’État d’Haïti (UEH). He graduated from “Haïti Reporters”, then from CEPEC (Centre d’Étude Photographiques et Cinématographiques). With friends, Pierre Michel founded Kolektif 2 Dimansyon (K2D), a group of independent Haitian visual artists and journalists. For 5 years, he collaborated with the AFP news agency, and his reports were published in international media such as: Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Le Temps, etc. Since 2015, alongside his career as a photographer, Pierre Michel has been making documentary films.
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Country
- France, Haïti, République Dominicaine
- Language
- French, Creole, English, Spanish
- Director
- Pierre Michel Jean
- Cast
- Louvenson Saint-Juste, Réginald Louissaint Jr., Pierre Michel Jean
- Cinematographer
- Louvenson Saint-Juste, Réginald Louissaint Jr., Pierre Michel Jean
- Sound Design
- Brice Kartmann
- Editor
- Marie Bottois
- Music
- Brice Kartmann
- Producer
- L'image d’après, Maud Martin, Lysa Heurtier Manzanares
- Premiere
- World