May 9 – 12, 2024 | Pérez Art Museum Miami & Koubek Center | Miami, FL ✦
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Art: By Any Means Necessary follows the defiance of two art institutions in the Caribbean: one closed but squatted by artists, the other fighting to stay open. Against the backdrop of political strife, Haitian and Guadeloupean artists grapple with the concept of freedom in their battle to preserve their spaces.
*This film is a world premiere.
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Rachelle Salnave is a filmmaker and cultural leader with over 20 years of experience, focusing her lens on Black Global stories. She has documented the gentrification of Harlem, the Haitian Guantanamo Bay experience, Macadamia Nut planting experiments in Guatemala, and spotlighted Haitian identity and society. Rachelle was part of the first class of Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellows in Miami in 2015. In that year, she received the “Beacon of Hope and Achievement” award from the General Consulate of the Republic of Haiti. Her second feature documentary, LA BELLE VIE: THE GOOD LIFE, earned her an Emmy nomination in 2016. In 2017, the Knight Foundation honored Rachelle as a “Knight Arts Champion” for her cinematic programming with Ayiti Images and Black Lounge Films. Her current documentary film, MADAME PIPI, is airing on PBS’ REEL SOUTH season 7. Rachelle is currently in post-production on her 3rd feature documentary, DUAL CITIZEN, and ART: By Any Means Necessary.
