Kanaval

Kanaval

In the mid-1970s, Rico, a 6-year-old Haitian boy, was brutally torn from his native land along with Erzulie, his mother, to a strange planet called Canada. Since their arrival, a distance seems to have grown between mother and son. To regain the love of his mother, Rico will have to understand this New World populated by individuals with strange habits and customs. Fortunately for him, he can count on Kana, his imaginary friend who comes straight out of Haitian mythology.

Year: 2023

Runtime: 1:52:00 Minutes

Language: English

Country: Canada

Premiere: Grenada

Henri Pardo

Director

Dear Jackie

  • Henri Pardo

    Writer

    Dear Jackie

  • Eric Idriss-Kanago

    Producer

    Aujourd'hui (Tey)

  • Daniela Mujica

    Producer

    Afro Canada

  • Adolf El Assal

    Producer

    Sawah

Director Biography - Henri Pardo

Henri Pardo is an afro-centric Canadian moviemaker from Haitian parents. Henri wrote and directed the documentary Afro-Prospérité and the series Black Wealth Matters with the production company Black Wealth Media. He directed the short Sous bois, in official competition at the Warsaw Film Festival. He recently wrote and directed Dear Jackie, a feature-length documentary produced by Catbird Productions in partnership with CBC and Afro Canada, a 4 episodes documentary series produced by Yzanakio, about the presence of people of African descent in Canada throughout 400 years of history. Pardo is a founding member of the Black on Black films collective, which endeavors to promote and develop an afro-centric cinema in Quebec by representing Black creators and technicians in the film industry.