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SHOWTIME

Wed, Nov 3 | 7:30 PM (AST)

VARIOUS DIRECTORS

All titles playing as part of this programme are eligible for the Awards for best short doc/narrative.

MADAME PIPI

Rachelle Salnave

USA, LABADIE-HAITI | French, Haitian Creole & English
25 Minutes

Availability: GRENADA ONLY

Grenada Premiere

Madame Pipi follows the lives of Haitian Female bathroom attendants working in the nightclubs in Miami.

Relatively invisible, underpaid and under-appreciated, their stories leave behind a journey of triumph as they massage the patron's temperaments for tips. Despite the rising cost of living and now the uncertainty of COVID-19 shutting down nightlife, their remittances given through tips coupled with the larger contribution from the Haitian Diaspora fuels more than one third of the GDP in Haiti.

THE MAIN EVENT

Max Sainvil

USA| English | 13 Minutes

Caribbean Premiere

Dalton, a Brooklyn native, strives to be a great boxer while working at a factory. When presented with the “opportunity of a lifetime,” he must choose whether to focus on his relationship responsibilities and his job or take a risk that could change his life forever. He soon learns that his decision means facing many challenges while attempting to maintain his relationship.

THIS BODY

Zac Manuel

USA | English | 25 Minutes

Caribbean Premiere

This Body explores the fraught relationship between African Americans and the medical industry. As Sydney Hall participates in an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial in hopes of protecting her beloved New Orleans community, she and her loved ones confront the history of medical abuse and experimentation on Black bodies.