Massacre River

Year
2019
Country
USA
Duration:
81 mins

Overview

In 2013, the Dominican Republic’s constitutional court stripped citizenship from persons of Haitian descent. The impact is directly felt by Pikilina, who survives as a sex worker yet dreams of a better life for her children as she faces a virtually impossible challenge of obtaining documentation. The title of Mountainfilm Festival Director Suzan Beraza’s new film refers to the killing of as many as 20,000 Haitians on the Haitian/Dominican border in 1937, a little-remembered act of genocide, just as today’s ongoing ethnic cleansing in the Dominican Republic is scarcely noted in a world where there is a seemingly unending supply of stateless refugees. Chillingly, the earlier massacre is revealed to be a prelude to an event that unfolds before our eyes — and not only on the island of Hispaniola. In telling Pikilina’s story, Beraza simultaneously captures the human toll and recognizes the scale of the global humanitarian crisis.

Production Team

Director
Suzan Beraza

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2019 Mountainfilm Festival.
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