LIBERTY IN A SOUP
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Dudley Alexis, plus post-screening joumou soup-sampling hosted by Port-au-Prince Haitian Cuisine and book-signing with Marie-Louise Jean and Barbara Christophe, authors of "The Art & Soul of Haitian Cooking"
Food is nourishment, food is pleasure, food is comfort — and food is also history, culture and memory. This delectable documentary from Miami artist and filmmaker Dudley Alexis explores the depths of significance to be digested in joumou, a traditional pumpkin-based soup consumed in Alexis' native Haiti every Haitian Independence Day, which also happens to be New Year's Day. The ritual preparation of joumou is an emblem of freedom for Haitians, redolent of Revolutionary ideals, emancipation and victory. Join Alexis on this personal journey as he returns to Haiti to investigates joumou, its meanings — and its culinary delights. (Note adapted from Miami International Film Festival.) : Official Selection, 2017 Miami and Santa Barbara film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Dudley Alexis; SCR Shahilia Reid; PROD Ludlow Bailey. Haiti/U.S., 2017, color, 70 min. In English, Haitian Creole and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 70 Minutes
Opening Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Genre: Documentary - food
