An immersive exploration of rituals in Haiti, co-created with dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerbladers, machete fighters, and Vodou priests.

On the night of August 14, 1791, a Vodou ritual took place in Bois-Caïman that became the precursor to a mass uprising against slavery and led to the birth of Haiti, the world's first Black independent republic. Since then, ceremonies of artistic and religious expression have been a mainstay of Haitian culture and its resistance to external oppression, poverty, and natural disasters.
Working hand in hand with local dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerbladers, and priests, this documentary feature provides a sensory immersion into these sacred rites. Set to the rhythms of the Lakou Mizik group and Joseph Ray and the poetry of Wood-Jerry Gabriel, KITE ZO A: LEAVE THE BONES is an intoxicating creative and spiritual experience

estrelado / starring / avec :
Sanba Zao, Wood-Jerry Gabriel

um filme de / a film by / un film de
Kaveh NABATIAN

Haiti, Canada | 2022 | Long métrage Documentaire | 1h08mins, HD/16mm, Language: Haitian Creole

Título / Original Title / Titre Original : KITE ZO A (LEAVE THE BONES)
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : KITE ZO A: LEAVE THE BONES
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : KITE ZO A: LAISSE LES OS
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 68' (1h 08 minutes, 01:08:00)
Tipo / Type / Type : Longa-metragem Documentário / Feature Documentary / Long-métrage Documentaire
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Crioulo / Haitian Creole / Créole
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : Inglês, Francês / English, French / Anglais, Français
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Haiti, Canadá / Haiti, Canada / Haïti, Canada
País do Diretor / Filmmaker's Country / Pays du réalisateur : Irão, Canadá / Iran, Canada / Iran, Canada
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Haiti / Haiti / Haïti
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2022
Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur
TAGS : Haiti, Vodou, Voudou, Rituals, Rituels, Mémoire, Resistance, Résistance


ELENCO / CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Sanba Zao................................................................. Self / Dans son propre rôle
Wood-Jerry Gabriel..................................................... Voice / Voix

PRODUTOR / PRODUCER / PRODUCTEUR :
Kaveh Nabatian, Zach Niles, Joseph Ray

DIRECTOR / REALIZADOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Kaveh NABATIAN

Guionista / Screenwriter / Scénariste :
Gabriel Jerry Wood (Wood-Jerry Gabriel)

Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Kaveh Nabatian

Writer/Narrator:
Wood-Jerry Gabriel)

VERLEIH / DISTRIBUIÇÃO / DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION :
Canada : La Distributrice
- Serge Abiaad | serge(@)ladistributrice.ca


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
- Kaveh Nabatian: info(@)kavehnabatian.com
- Zach Niles: zachniles(@)gmail.com


FESTIVALS - AWARDS / PRIX (selection)

- World Premiere - Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - Montreal - Canada - on October 8, 2022
- OFFICIAL SELECTION - Miami Film Festival 40
- OFFICIAL SELECTION - SXSW Film & TV Festival 2023
- Winner: 2022 Peace Award & International Panorama Audience Award - Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal)
- WINNER: Outstanding Feature Film Cinematographer - Reelworld Festival (Toronto)
- OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2nd Festival des Corps Dance x Cinema (Bordeaux - France, May-June 2024)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.leavethebones.com/film
- http://kavehnabatian.com/project/eat-the-meat-leave-the-bone/
- https://descorps.org/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 31 May 2024