On the 1st of Feb, three more volunteers will head to Haiti to continue the HKKP project. Kayle, Felix and Hogge are long term Cube cinema volunteers, and are full of energy and new ideas. They plan to visit Leogane and Jacmel, building on the links made in the last trip. We wish them well and look forward to hearing new stories of happy screenings and workshops.
Some flip cam footage of kids performing songs and raps at Pinchinat Camp in Jacmel. Our talent shows were so popular – these kids are not shy!
Animations created by the kids from Trinity House street boys home and school in Jacmel. Taken a while to post them up – but worth the wait!
Film we made with school kids in Leogane. Kids doing all the filming and interviewing.
Here is one of the films we made with ex street boys at Trinity House, Jacmel. Inspired by a film made to take out to Haiti by student’s from Filton College, Bristol, UK.
The young people choose the music! Much to my surprise.
whistle posse! Its our last night in Haiti, and we’re back in Port-au-Prince, ready to head to the airport tomorrow morning… here are a some favourite memories from the trip…
There’s a popular saying here that Haitians are like sugar – they disappear in the rain. Our trip’s been at the end of the rainy season so we experienced a few sudden downpours. But the kids didn’t mind getting a bit wet – One of our best shows was when we were rained out and decided to put up a makeshift screen in a lean-to… ending up with an explosively excited and very appreciative audience packed into a very small area.
G. hanging out with future pop stars… definitely our best memories are going to be the larger than life characters we met in Hait – Jean Michel, Junior, Tracey, Berlynne, Roosevelt, George and especially the kids in our audience… we salute you!
The final screening at small camp right next to where we’re staying in Leogane. The camp leader said we could come as long as we bought some beers at his bar. No problem. Great final screening. Don’t know if any of us can watch “Kirikou and the Sorceress” ever again, but it has been the most popular film of the trip. That and “The Red Ballon” which has caused audience reactions like we’ve never seen before. Literally kids screaming with joy, clapping and cheering. Really amazing, especially for a pretty much silent film made in 1956!
The old disused cinema in Leogane in the background. Someone even climbed up on top to watch the films (look close on low bit to the left)
Rappers taking control of the stage. Probably doing the most performed song of the trip “Benaki” – which goes “Benaki, Benaki. Look at me i’ve got money!” Biggest song in Haiti at the moment. The crowds loved it everytime, we had from 4 year olds to 15 year olds performing it every talent show.
It’s not all work work work. We managed to pop to the beach in Leogane for a quick HKKP fashion shoot with Roosevelt the driver (yeah boyeeeee!) Marko, Berlin the translator , and Alex. Check out the tees. I was even wearing mine behind the camera
So we’re now in Leogane, staying with volunteer org – All Hands. We sorted out workshops in a local school straight away. Alex and Marko got animating and I helped some kids make a little film about their school.