May 9 – 12, 2024 | Pérez Art Museum Miami & Koubek Center | Miami, FL ✦

BOAT PEOPLE

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Film Details

  • Director: Al’ikens Plancher
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English | Kweyol w/English Subtitles
  • Duration: 10 mins
  • Year: 2024
  • Genre: Fiction

Synopsis

OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM: THE SHORT FILMS OF THIRD HORIZON FORWARD

Inspired by true events, Boat People follows a Haitian refugee fighting to survive the inhumane conditions at Guantànamo Bay.

*This film is a world premiere.

 

Screening Details

  • Date: May 9, 2024
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Pérez Art Museum Miami

  • 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
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About the Director

Al’Ikens Plancher is a writer-director from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Throughout the years, he’s worked in various positions in TV and film, including on such shows as The Chi and Yellowstone. His short films have won various awards, and screened at a variety of festivals including Tribeca Film Festival. Currently he is working on his debut feature, Boat People.

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