HISPANIOLA

By Michele STEPHENSON

HUNGRY EYES MEDIA INC. - as PROD

Documentary - Post-Production 2018

Hispaniola, a feature-length documentary, follows families affected by the Dominican Republic Supreme Court ruling that strips citizenship from individuals of Haitian descent who were born in the country.

    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-CANADA
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Michele STEPHENSON
    • Producer(s)
    • Jennifer HOLNESS (HUNGRY EYES MEDIA INC.), Michele STEPHENSON (Rada Film Group)
    • Synopsis
    • In 2013 the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic upheld legislation that stripped citizenship from individuals of Haitian heritage born in that country. Hispaniola is a feature documentary that will take audiences on cinematic journey through the day-to-day lives of people directly impacted by these new laws.