A Strange Cathedral in the Viscous Darkness
( Une étrange cathédrale dans la graisse des ténèbres )

Charles Najman
2011 - 77 min - HDCam - Couleur - France

"A Strange Cathedral in the Viscous Darkness" evokes the devastating effects of the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital on January 12, 2010, through the words of Haiti’s greatest poet Frankétienne and his premonitory play The Trap. Shot in the ruins of Port-au-Prince’s main cathedral, this film is an ode to life and suffering, a poetic response to the tragedy and desperation of a people who continues to mourn the 250,000 lives lost in the earthquake.

Mort | Haïti


Author-Director : Charles Najman
Photography : Louise Botkay-Courcier, Carl Lafontant
Sound : Érich Münch
Editing : Valérie Pico, Charles Najman
Original Music : Jean-François Pauvros
Delegate Producer : La Huit Production

Distribution


Distributor : La Huit Distribution
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
DVD Editing : La Huit Distribution

Distinctions

2012 - FIPA (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels), Biarritz (France) : Compétition - Documentaires de création
2012 - Scam, Paris (France) : Étoile de la Scam