A Memory Forgotten: A Generation Sacrificed

A Memory Forgotten: A Generation Sacrificed

| 23 min

This short documentary is a portrait of Martine Duviella, whose parents were forced to flee Haiti during the Duvalier regime. Here, Duviella recounts the story of her activist father and through him seeks to retrieve the forgotten past of a generation that sacrificed itself trying to free Haiti. In French with English subtitles.

This documentary was made as part of the Tremplin program, with the collaboration of Radio-Canada.

This short documentary is a portrait of Martine Duviella, whose parents were forced to flee Haiti during the Duvalier regime. Here, Duviella recounts the story of her activist father and through him seeks to retrieve the forgotten past of a generation that sacrificed itself trying to free Haiti.

Damien Robitaille
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A Memory Forgotten: A Generation Sacrificed, Martine Duviella, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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  • direction
    Martine Duviella
  • producer
    Anne-Marie Rocher
  • executive producer
    Jacques Turgeon

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