Bitter Cane
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bcholmesAs Part of the "Occupation is a Crime" Film Festival hosted by the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
The Toronto Haiti Action Committee presents.....
BITTER CANE
Friday, June 1
9:00 pm
Brunswick Theatre
296 Brunswick Avenue, at Bloor
Bitter Cane is an award winning 75 minute documentary that examines the history and politics of Haiti, from the 1804 revolution to the occupation (1915-1934) by US marines, and the repressive Duvalier regimes. The meticulously researched documentary took six years to film because much of the footage from Haiti was shot clandestinely under the dictatorship of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier. The 1983 documentary remains timeless in its presentation of the ongoing class struggle in Haiti and in providing an understanding of the reasons for the desperate political, economic and social conditions that remain in OCCUPIED Haiti today.
The screening will be followed by a discussion led by a member of the Toronto Haiti Action Committee.
For information on other fantastic films that are part of this festival, please visit the theatre's web site.