1 hr 7 min
E13 : Amazon Prime Documentary "La Belle Vie" Talks Identity, Film, & Reconnecting with Haiti Map Pim-Pey Ou Ayiti: The Haitian Diaspora Back-In-Haiti Podcast
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After watching the Amazon Prime documentary "La Belle Vie" - The Good Life, that documentary that follows a Haitian American going through the story of her roots, her family history, and reconnecting with an estranged homeland while desperate to impact a change for the better for her country and the people that reside there. A story I instantly connected with. It's with great pleasure that we welcome Rachelle Salnave to the Podcast today.
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After watching the Amazon Prime documentary "La Belle Vie" - The Good Life, that documentary that follows a Haitian American going through the story of her roots, her family history, and reconnecting with an estranged homeland while desperate to impact a change for the better for her country and the people that reside there. A story I instantly connected with. It's with great pleasure that we welcome Rachelle Salnave to the Podcast today.
Amazon Prime: La Belle Vie - The Good Life
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/labelleviefilm
More about Rachelle Salnave:
Rachelle Salnave has balanced an extensive range of professional experiences. In a 10-year span, her documentary “Harlem’s Mart 125: The American Dream” won “Best Documentary” at the 2010 African World Documentary Film Festival in St. Louis, Missouri and was featured in the 2011 National Urban League Conference focusing on gentrification.
Salnave’s short documentary “The Haitian Guantanamo Bay Experience: The Legal Journey” was selected for the online exhibit, “Guantanamo Public Memory Project” spearheaded by Columbia University. After completing a Master’s degree in Motion Pictures at the University of Miami in May of 2014, she developed Ayiti Images, which is a film series showcasing Haitian films and its directors, traveling throughout South Florida creating forums to better explore the Haitian experience. In March 2015, The General Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in Miami nominated Salnave with the “Beacon of Hope and Achievement” award. Sundance Institute has selected Salnave as the 2015 Screenwriters Intensive Fellow.
Salnave traveled to Guatemala and created a short documentary, The Heavenly Nut Story, which looks at one family’s mission to save the environment by planting macadamia nut trees. In 2016, her feature documentary, “La Belle Vie: The Good Life,” which examines her Haitian identity was nominated for an EMMY award. Salnave is a 2x Knight Foundation recipient and was named the 2017 “Knight Champion” for her leadership in the film community in Miami. In February 2018, Salnave and her partner Jean H. Marcelin launched Black Lounge Film Series, which brings global black films to Historic Overtown.
Amazon Prime: La Belle Vie - The Good Life
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/labelleviefilm
After watching the Amazon Prime documentary "La Belle Vie" - The Good Life, that documentary that follows a Haitian American going through the story of her roots, her family history, and reconnecting with an estranged homeland while desperate to impact a change for the better for her country and the people that reside there. A story I instantly connected with. It's with great pleasure that we welcome Rachelle Salnave to the Podcast today.
Video Description
After watching the Amazon Prime documentary "La Belle Vie" - The Good Life, that documentary that follows a Haitian American going through the story of her roots, her family history, and reconnecting with an estranged homeland while desperate to impact a change for the better for her country and the people that reside there. A story I instantly connected with. It's with great pleasure that we welcome Rachelle Salnave to the Podcast today.
Amazon Prime: La Belle Vie - The Good Life
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/labelleviefilm
More about Rachelle Salnave:
Rachelle Salnave has balanced an extensive range of professional experiences. In a 10-year span, her documentary “Harlem’s Mart 125: The American Dream” won “Best Documentary” at the 2010 African World Documentary Film Festival in St. Louis, Missouri and was featured in the 2011 National Urban League Conference focusing on gentrification.
Salnave’s short documentary “The Haitian Guantanamo Bay Experience: The Legal Journey” was selected for the online exhibit, “Guantanamo Public Memory Project” spearheaded by Columbia University. After completing a Master’s degree in Motion Pictures at the University of Miami in May of 2014, she developed Ayiti Images, which is a film series showcasing Haitian films and its directors, traveling throughout South Florida creating forums to better explore the Haitian experience. In March 2015, The General Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in Miami nominated Salnave with the “Beacon of Hope and Achievement” award. Sundance Institute has selected Salnave as the 2015 Screenwriters Intensive Fellow.
Salnave traveled to Guatemala and created a short documentary, The Heavenly Nut Story, which looks at one family’s mission to save the environment by planting macadamia nut trees. In 2016, her feature documentary, “La Belle Vie: The Good Life,” which examines her Haitian identity was nominated for an EMMY award. Salnave is a 2x Knight Foundation recipient and was named the 2017 “Knight Champion” for her leadership in the film community in Miami. In February 2018, Salnave and her partner Jean H. Marcelin launched Black Lounge Film Series, which brings global black films to Historic Overtown.
Amazon Prime: La Belle Vie - The Good Life
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/labelleviefilm
1 hr 7 min