The Fabienne Colas Foundation (FFC) announces the 6th edition of the Festival Haiti en Folie, from 27 to 29 July 2012 in Montreal, in collaboration with Unipharm and Gaby Jeanty. Haiti en Folie is now the largest multidisciplinary festival, outside of Haiti, totally dedicated to Haitian culture" This will be a way for visitors to discover Haiti and obtain craft works of Haitian artists, enjoy good Haitian food or buy products derived from this event (CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, caps, bracelets etc...)

PROGRAM :

Friday, July 27

Théâtre de Verdure of the Park Lafontaine (exterior)

7:30 p.m. jazz show MAKAYA Group

Makaya, a quintet that stands in the category of Creole jazz by his unique sound. The term MAKAYA refers to the name of he highest mountains of Haiti. These talented young musicians explore some elements of traditional music of the Caribbean in a new light. Their repertoire : fusion of jazz and traditional music of the Caribbean, is essentially original and instrumental. The true tropical Jazz !

9:00 p.m. Movie : "La Première étoile" of Lucien Jean-Baptiste (90 min, Fiction, 2008, French, France)

"Jean Gabriel, married with three children, lives with odd jobs and spends his time at the corner bar PMU. One day, to please his daughter, he promises a bit fast to the whole family to take them skiing. Only problem: this time, he does not keep his promise, his wife leaves him. He will have to be creative without limit to achieve..."

Saturday, July 28 :

Théâtre de Verdure of the Park Lafontaine (exterior)

7:30 p.m. spectacle with Sylvie Desgroseillers (Tribute to Guy Durosier)

For the first time at the Théâtre de Verdure, Sylvie Desgroseilliers and his musicians will electrify the stage of Haiti en Folie with a warm and colorful spectacle. Evening not to be missed !

9:00 p.m. Movie :

1 - "Le vaudou" of Jephté Bastien (48 min, Documentary, 2006, French, Canada)

For most of us, voodoo belongs to sorcerers and is the domain of little dolls that one pierced with needles to throw bad spells... It is also believed erroneously that it is an exotic practice, a folk heritage, a belief that has nothing of current, especially not in Montreal ! However, the Haitian community in Montreal has many practitioners, priests (houngans) and priestesses (mambos). If you listen some nights you can hear in some parts of Montreal the rhythm of drums and Creole songs. Voodoo is everywhere, say the adepts, and especially in Montreal !

2 - "Les Derniers Pèlerins" of Will Prosper (46 min, Documentary, 2011, French, Canada)

Every summer, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world converge towards the sanctuaries of Notre-Dame-du-Cap and Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré. Among them, the Haitian community is well represented. But why so many Haitians in Montreal and New York undertake this long voyage ?

Sunday, July 29 : NFB Cinema - 1564 St. Denis Street, Montreal (Interior)

3:00 p.m. Movies (Special Presentation - $10)

"Une étrange cathédrale dans la graisse des ténèbres" of Charles Najman (France, 77 min, 2011, French, Creole, French with subtitles) featuring Frankétienne.

"In the ruins of the Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, a white-bearded poet proclaims, between despair and rage, verses in Creole. Around him, men come to get something to rebuild their own homes, children play in the rubble... Powerful cry of anger, the film of Charles Najman seeks in the poetry of Frankétienne a way to report an unprecedented human catastrophe. Despite the pessimism of the wise, the incredible life impulse generated by a Haitian culture more alive than ever, and gathered around a great feast voodoo, remains a sign of hope."

For more information visit the official website :

www.haitienfolie.com

HL/ HaitiLibre