This feature documentary follows a group of young immigrants who take an ancient music from the hills of Haiti ("Ra-Ra") and reinvent it on the streets of Brooklyn. The journey of this unlikely band offers a unique insight into the Haitian-American experience-a rare glimpse into a world of music, spirituality, and cultural activism.
Jeremy Robins & Magali Damas, 2008. 61 min.
In English.
FESTIVALS
2009 | World Nomads Haiti | NEW YORK, USA | May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2009 | French Institute Alliance Française, 22 East 60th Street, NYC | www.fiaf.org/events/spring2009/2009-05-world-nomads.shtml
* Selection "Maysles Institute Haitian Documentary Series"
* Following the screening, there will be a performance by DJA RARA (JAH-rah-rah), a ground-shaking Ra Ra band which has been keeping the traditional Haitian processional music alive in America for nearly 20 years.
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