- By :
- Arnold ANTONIN
- Haïti, 2010
- 20 min
The first Haitian made documentary about the 2010 earthquake tells of the signs of the disaster that would hit the country. Signs known to many but ignored for years
When the disastrous earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, killed around 200,000 people and destroyed major structures such as the Presidential palace, the Parliament and the national cathedral as well as the UN Mission, many were those who could not claim that they had not been warned. Environmental and cultural activist, and founder of the community centre Bolivar, Arnold Antonin was among those who sought to raise awareness about the ecological decline that threatened the country.
Antonin is also a celebrated filmmaker who is a multiple winner of the FESPACO’s Paul Robeson African Diaspora Award for Best Film. In his twenty-minutes film he documents the courage of his people and ask why the warnings preceding the catastrophe were unheeded.
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