Haiti

Duration: 21

Genre: 16mm

Year Published: 1975

Creator: AIMS Instructional Media Services

Format: 16mm

Description: Using period drawings and live-action footage, this film documents the political and cultural history of Haiti from the time of Columbus to a few years after the death of "Papa Doc" Francois Duvalier, shows how religion affects all areas of Haitian life and includes a sequence on voodooism. today's Haiti is portrayed as an island of minareted marketplaces, Madri Gras, and primitive Rousseau-esque paintings, where tourism is being encouraged to boost the economy.

Complete Record: Using period drawings and live-action footage, this film documents the political and cultural history of Haiti from the time of Columbus to a few years after the death of "Papa Doc" Francois Duvalier, shows how religion affects all areas of Haitian life and includes a sequence on voodooism. today's Haiti is portrayed as an island of minareted marketplaces, Madri Gras, and primitive Rousseau-esque paintings, where tourism is being encouraged to boost the economy.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.