Exploiting Eden, Île-à-Vache
(Explotando el edén, Île-à-Vache)
Raquel Gómez-Rosado | Documentary
2023 | 92 minutes | Haiti, Spain
The Haitian government makes a tourist destination out of the unspoiled beach of Île-à-Vache. Great for prosperity. A nightmare for local islanders.
Synopsis
This is the story of Île-à-Vache, a small island in the south of Haiti, with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants, considered by many as one of the last virgin beaches in the Caribbean. This is David and Goliath's story. A country looking for an economic rebound, a tourist development project and its consequences, but above all, it is the story of those inhabitants who, seeing themselves threatened, separated from the decision-making, unite to take destiny into their own hands.
Tourism is the Caribbean's main economy and Haiti is seeking to secure its share of the market. However, Haiti is shaped by historical and socio-economic challenges and it faces significant hurdles. The limited resources, competing private interests, and the ongoing social and economic crisis present obstacles to progress.
This documentary is the result of a collaborative effort to gain insight into Haiti's current situation and amplify the voice of its people.
Reviews
"A beautiful film, a model of research and a miniature account of the current Haitian reality." — F. Mauriès, French Ambassador to Haiti, X
"Special mention to the universality of the subject treated, which supposes the expropriation of the land from the native populations for speculative purposes, in this case, tourism. And for the look where the different points of view on the same problematic are exposed." — Transhumant Jury
"A great documentary that shows the predatory interests of tourism in these poor countries." — Gerardo Pédros Perez, Filmin
Citation
Main credits
Gómez-Rosado, Raquel (film director)
Gómez-Rosado, Raquel (screenwriter)
Gómez-Rosado, Raquel (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography and editing, Raquel Gómez-Rosado.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Activism
Caribbean Studies
Culture + Identity
Economics + Social Class Issues
Environment + Sustainability
Human Rights
Labor Studies
Latin American Studies
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Transhumant - Special Jury Mention; Cinefem - Best Documentary; Impact Docs Awards - Merit Award for Best Documentary, Merit Award for Best Female Filmmaker; Festival Villa de Cine - Best International Opera Prima; Festival Luz del Desierto - Best International Feature Film; Gully International Film Festival - Best Documentary; Student World Impact Film Festival; Free Speech Film Festival; FICMEC-Nador International Festival of Cinema and Shared Memory Nador; Caribbean Tales International Film Festival; The Cannes International Pan African Film Festival; Official selection / Barichara Green Film Festival FESTIVER; Madrid Film Festival - PNR; Environmental and Animal International Film Festival FICAA; Semaines de L'Amerique Latine et de Caraïbes
DIRECTOR: Raquel Gómez-Rosado
NATIONALITY: Haiti, Spain
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Haitian Creole; Other languages; French; Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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