Friday, January 15, 2010THE CINE INSTITUTE COVERS THE CRISIS IN HAITIRecently in Filmmaker Melissa Silvestri wrote about the Cine Institute in Haiti in this short report: India has Bollywood, and Nigeria has Nollywood, two examples of international film industries that have thrived outside of Hollywood, and soon, perhaps, Haiti can be added to that list. In the port city of Jacmel, considered the cultural capital of Haiti and home to many writers, painters and poets, is the Ciné Institute, which is steadily instilling film schools in the country’s young film students. Now, the students of the Cine Institute are using their cameras to document the damage wrought by the earthquake in their town of Jacmel. Embedded below is a report from Fritzner Simeus. Report from student: Fritzner Simeus from Jacmel from Ciné Institute on Vimeo. At Salon.com, Andrew O'Hehir talks to Nocenti about the role of her students in this crisis. An except: This week, plans for the development of Haitian auteur cinema abruptly went on hold. None of Nocenti's film students was killed or severely injured in the quake, but the Ciné Institute building was seriously damaged. After literally digging their cameras and equipment from the rubble, Nocenti says, the students put five crews on the streets in and around Jacmel, a picturesque city of 40,000 on the southeastern coast that is known as an artistic and artisanal center. Donations made on the Cine Institute's home page will go towards earthquake relief in Jacmel and the documentary work of the students. A list of other ways to pledge support to the victims in Haiti can be found on this Google page. Three charities we recommend are the American Red Cross (text "Haiti" to 90999 to give $10), Wyclef Jean's Yele organization, and Doctors Without Borders. Photo: Andrew Bigosinski. Comments (0) |
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