Posted On December 3, 2015 By In art, music, Program Related With 989 Views

Caribbean Film Series continues with “Purgatorio”

PURGATORIO
Directed by Martine Jean
12 minutes | Haiti/USA | 2014

At the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Rosa Jean-Louis fights for her life and the survival of her child. This film is a depiction of the impact of the Dominican Republic Constitutional Tribunal’s decision of September 2013 on Dominicans of Haitian descent. The ruling rendered thousands stateless.

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