HAITI: THE SLEEPING GIANT
Synopsis
This documentary looks at the contribution of Haiti. On January 1st of 1804, Haiti became the second nation in the new world to establish an independent government. These achievements marked not only a burst of independence, but also emancipation from slavery. It started not as a result of a revolt, but out of the depths of human squalor. In 1787 the French revolution rocked France. The framers of the French constitution drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, and listed the inalienable rights of the individual. The right to liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression, as well as the rights to freedom of speech, were guaranteed. Unlike the US declaration of independence, the French revolution was intended to apply universally. It not only set fourth the fundamental rights of the French citizen, but also acknowledged these rights to all men, without exception. When the Haitian slaves started demanding their rights promised by the French revolution, the French colonizers quickly reminded them that the Declaration was intended for the Europeans only. This prompted the Africans to revolt, resulting in the first black republic.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 60 mins
- Format
- Video
- Director
- Love Joel Aryeetey
- Producer
- Love Joel Aryeetey
- Editor
- Love Joel Aryeetey
- Screenwriter
- Love Joel Aryeetey
- Director of Photography
- Curtis Nichouls
- Sound
- Love Joel Aryeetey
- Music
- Gwyn Allen
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 10th September 2007
