The Gentle Drifting of a Haitian Child
Pedro Ruiz
2009 - 84 min - Vidéo HD - Canada

The gentle drifting of a haitian child.
A sense of form, the whirl of poetry, thinking that is deep and light all at the same time work that was never meant to be contained. From Port-au-Prince to Paris by way of Montreal, New York and Saint-Malo, "La dérive douce d'un enfant de Petit-Goâve" introduces us to one of Quebec's most charismatic writers and filmmakers, Dany Laferrière. The film touches on his exile from Haiti in 1976, his first novel released nearly 25 years ago, his admiration for Haitian writer Frankétienne, and the importance of the Brooklyn Bridge in his life. A portrait of a fascinating storyteller traced with sensitivity and humour.

Création | Écrivain | Littérature | Portrait


Author-Director : Pedro Ruiz
Photography : Pedro Ruiz, Étienne Michaud Sainte-Marie
Sound : Pablo Villegas, René-Ruiz Portillo
Editing : Marc Thomas-Dupuis, Pedro Ruiz
Delegate Producer : Faits Divers Média Inc
Broadcasting Co-producer : TV5 Québec
Contribution : CNC, CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec), Rogers Documentary Fund

Distribution


Distributor : Les Films du paradoxe
Distributor : Radio Canada
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
DVD Editing : Les Films du paradoxe
Circulation-Consultation : BPI (Bibliothèque publique d'information)
Disponible au Club du doc

Distinctions

2010 - Banff Rockies Award, : Nominés Films Francophones
2009 - RIDM, Montréal (Québec) : Prix du Public