Nan Lakou Kanaval

Haitian carnival seen through the experiences of a young woman. The film straddles the lines between documentary, visual poem, and hallucination. Filmed in 16mm, groups of men covered in black syrup battle a giant "Master of Midnight" with fire blazing in his eyes to the beat of Haitian music. Created in collaboration with the students from the Cine Institute in Jacmel, Haiti, and based on a poem by young Haitian poet Gabriel Wood Jerry. (Guanajuato International Film Festival)