Black Sugar

198857 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Michel Régnier

Production: Éric Michel

Script: Michel Régnier

A shocking look at the living and working conditions of Haitian agricultural labourers in the Dominican Republic. Each year, some 20 000 workers cross the border to cut sugar cane, lured by promises of good money. Instead, they toil up to fourteen hours per day and live in unhealthy, cramped camps without running water, electricity, medical or educational facilities.

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Subject categories


  • Developing Countries > Central America and the CaribbeanOccupations and WorkSocial ProblemsWorking Life
  • Agriculture > Crops - Cultivation and HarvestingForeign CountriesSocial Issues
  • Work and Labour Relations > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination and Equal RightsWorking Conditions
  • Social Issues > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination and StereotypingForeign SocietiesWork and Unemployment
  • Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights

Credits


director
Michel Régnier
script
Michel Régnier
photography
Michel Régnier
editing
Michel Régnier
executive producer
Éric Michel
sound
Catherine Van Der Donckt
sound editing
Gilles Quintal
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
narrator
Gretta Chambers
music
Alexandre Clautaire

Awards


  • Best Documentary directed by a non Latin-American filmmaker on a Latin-American or Caribbean Subject.ICAIC / Festival Internacional Del Nuevo Cine latino Americano
  • Special Mention VUES D'AFRIQUE / Journées du cinéma africain et créole
  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival