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EAVESDROPPING ON SOULS: A JOURNEY INTO HAITIAN ARTS
By Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste

Eavesdropping on Souls is an award winning documentation of the spectacular art of Haiti and the underlying emotional culture of its people.

During the early 1960's and 1970's, many Haitians left their country and emigrated to the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe and several African countries to escape the oppressive conditions during the dictatorship of Fran?ois "Papa Doc" and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

What is so extraordinary about Haiti is that the poverty which surrounds the people seems to heighten the artistic creativity that is present in the Haitian people. One is struck by the vibrancy of the arts as it is mingled with the every day activities of ordinary people chasing a living and navigating constant political uncertainty.

Whether Haitians live in Haiti or abroad, they continue to express their creativity in various art forms including sculpture, painting and metal work. Unfortunately, this broad range of artistic creativity is often unseen.

Filmmaker Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste has dedicated herself to presenting some of the art and culture of Haiti with a cast of extraordinary painters, sculptors, photographers and other artisans. The result is a portrait of extraordinary art from a complex culture.

Eavesdropping on Souls is about creativity as it is expressed by Haitians within and outside of Haiti.

This film is dedicated to Haitians who, after leaving Haiti, rarely or have never returned; also to young people born outside of Haiti, from Haitian parents, who are used to the images of poverty and corruption portrayed in the press. And to everyone, curious about discovering a complete image of Haiti in its essence.
DVD (English and French)
50 minutes
2014
USD 200.00
 
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