Sugar Island

Our opening film: Sugar Island (2024)

Event in collaboration with Latinamerika i fokus kultur- och film festival, Malmö.

Synopsis: An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields. A strong drama commenting on colonialism and social injustice, depicting liberation that arises from political awakening and acceptance of ancestral spirituality.