Through laughter and derision, PROJECT H questions very seriously the catastrophic human and social situation of Haiti, American imperialism and the ability of countries under domination to take control of their destiny. The film is also a small tribute to our elders and to the place they now occupy in our modern societies. Beyond the different themes and questions it raises, PROJECT H plunges us into creative madness and awakens “the mobilizing utopia”. It’s a film that reminds us both in substance and form that in order to achieve great things, we must aim for the impossible. Finally, PROJECT H is in line with DIG IT, my end-of-study short film in film school, both inspired by a joke: a nod to the Caribbean imagination, this fine observer of our societies, this free expression of our deep resilience and our ability to laugh at ourselves.

SHOWTIMES IN (SHORT BLOCK FOUR)

Rating B / Viewing: Parental Guidance

About the Director

Born and raised in Martinique, Maharaki graduated from L’Ecole Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle et de Réalisation in Paris. She received her “Bachelor of Fine arts Motion Picture Directing” from the European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools based in London.

Many times rewarded for her work as a screenwriter and director, Maharaki has traveled the world with her short film VIVRE, selected at fifty film festivals and awarded 11 prizes in less than a year.

With her documentary feature "Jocelyne, mi tchè mwen", released in December 2017, she directed an intimate portrait of Jocelyne BEROARD, sole female member of the legendary French Caribbean band KASSAV’. The documentary film produced by RIDDIM PRODUCTION and coproduced by Canal+ Antilles and Canal+ Guyane, won numerous awards and was and deeply moved the general audience.

She is actively working toward the production of her first narrative feature film, a romantic comedy taking place in Martinique.

Showtimes

Friday, May 5 / 5:45pm

ECCHO Art Gallery Baha Mar