The Tropic Sun and His Eyes

Ruben, a despondent 26-year-old, returns home to Haiti to reconnect with his estranged father before his father passes away. The moment Ruben arrives on land, he is spiritually confronted by childhood memories of his father. As Ruben makes his way to his father’s house on foot, he meets a young boy who insists on accompanying Ruben. The boy wants to connect with Ruben on a familial level, but Ruben’s trauma toward family prevents Ruben from being vulnerable to him. The boy’s youthfulness inspires Ruben to embrace his radical imagination, while Ruben’s determination to reconnect with his father, despite the pain it causes him, gives the boy hope that one day he will find his own family. As they interact with locals along the way and hear their stories of joy and pain, it becomes more apparent that they must love out loud and break generational trauma together.

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