Audience Members
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"There are young people here who are full of hope, and every day, at
every moment of their lives, they think about what’s to come for Haiti.
This (the festival) helps to forget their daily life problems and
helps them imagine what they can do tomorrow, for their families and
their country."
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"Festival Film Jakmèl allowed us to visit several countries through movies.
It put some activities in the town and gave us a good idea on how others are
living in the world. Many people have the same problems that we have here.
Many have found solutions. I hope next year the festival happens again."
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| - Osse, moto driver |
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"The Film Festival is a beautiful project that should take place every
year. It gives us decent distraction. The topic of some of the films
deals directly with our problems here and makes us think of solutions.
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| - Jules Aben, Jacmelien Cyber Café |
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"Festival Film Jakmèl is a positive thing for the town which we are so proud of.
We received a lot of visitors during the festival, which also gave business here a boost.
Several of those who worked for the festival were happy for the security and ambiance.
We are looking forward to next year."
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| - Dadou Maximillien, Pepsi Center |
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We would love to hear about your own experiences at the Festival.
Please share them with us at info@festivalfilmjakmel.com.
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Visiting Filmmakers
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"I don't know if it was hunger for cinema or the quality of
my film, but I had at least 5,000 people just standing
there mesmerized for 95 minutes on the Jacmel pier, for
whatever the reason, it was one of the happiest days of my life."
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| - Jean-Claude Flamand Barny, Neg Maron |
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"Attending Festival Film Jakmèl gave me a deeper understanding
of the value of sparking dialog and debate in areas where
the film's message is really relevant. The exchanges that
stem from watching a movie like "Favela Rising" in a place
like Haiti, one can see the potential for media to be a
vehicle of very real change."
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| - Jeff Zimbalist, Director/Producer, Favela Rising |
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"This is very new for Haiti, and I am surprised they had the guts
to do it. It's like a giant public school. It's another kind of
food."
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| - Raoul Peck to the Miami Herald, Director, Sometimes in April |
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"First of all, I have to say how impressed I was by Festival Film Jakmèl because it took place when the country was in its deepest hole. Once again, congratulations. The festival showed me that there was real hope for Haiti, cause I'm thinking, through art and film and music, tourists might start coming back to Haiti."
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| - Jimmy Jean Louis, Actor |
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"I just got home from the unprecedented and well-organized
Film Festival Jakmèl. Jacmel is an excellent place for a film
festival, just like any of the other film festivals in the
Caribbean. The staff was great, it was a terrific and very
informative experience. As for Cousins, thank you very much
for your hard work, dedication, attention and all your efforts
in promoting our film. I look forward to next year and every year
to be at the Festival!"
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| - Wilkinson Bruno, Producer, Cousins |
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Distinguished Friends
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"Congratulations to you for the success of last year's event...
My very best and most sincere wishes that Jakmèl 2006 will once
again bring local and international films vibrantly to life in
Haiti, to once again show that such things can occur in that great
and challenged country."
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| - Jonathan Demme, Academy Award® Winning Director |
