Haiti: Triumph, Sorrow, And the Struggle of a People

Haitian-born filmmaker Jonas Nosile put together a small team and traveled to Haiti to film Haitian history from it's early successful struggles for independence through it's contemporary - less victorious - battles with poverty. Nosile poses tough questions about the degree of Haitian's responsibility for their dilemma. Will this island nation find a way to break with the legacy of it's tragic past? Will the resilient spirit of her people be enough to overcome the obstacles and catastrophes facing her the country today? the answers may surprise it's audience. Winner of 2011 Associated Press for Best documentary!