The Pierced Heart & The Machete is a vivid, unflinching exploration of two annual Vodou pilgrimages in Haiti. The first is for Èzili Danto, goddess of love, art and passion; worshipers from all over the world descend on the southwestern town of Ville-Bonheur to bathe in the sacred waterfall where Dantò resides. The second pilgrimage is for Dantòs' husband Ogoun, god of war, iron and healing. It takes place at the end of July in the northern town of Plaine du Nord, where practitioners bathe in a mud pool and make flamboyant sacrifices. This beautifully shot film offers disorienting yet illuminating glimpses of the contradictory and complementary aspects of these two lwa, the electrifying rites that honor them, and the intense music that accompanies these ecstatic and bloody ceremonies.

The slave ships during the XVII and XVIII century transported millions of colored people from Africa...

In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The fiv...

In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Do...

Follow the rise, fall, and reinvention of controversial and revered '90s television psychic Miss Cle...

The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world's most...

This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her yea...

In 1925, during the occupation of Haiti, a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant was stationed in charge of the...

Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his ...

Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legisla...

Shot in early 2004 during the commemoration of the bicentennial of Haiti, this film offers a unique ...

Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play L...

A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex ...

La Belle Vie: The Good Life takes a look into a filmmaker's journey to discover her Haitian roots by...

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast ...

In an effort to understand where she came from, Fabiola asked a question that became the central phr...
As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing th...

Arcade Fire’s first feature film is called 'The Reflektor Tapes'. The project is “a unique cinematic...