26609: Craig (news) Aristide and the Endless Revolution (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From:  Dan Craig <sak-pase@bimini.ws>


Turmoil in Haiti, Seen Close Up
By LAURA KERN
Published: November 17, 2005

"Aristide and the Endless Revolution" is a probing look into the 2004 overthrow 
of the twice democratically elected Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide 
who had previously been ousted in a 1991 coup. Mr. Aristide was cherished by 
his country's poor (in 2001 he won with an astounding 91 percent of the vote) 
and deemed ineffectual by the wealthy powers of the United States, France and 
Canada, among others.

Nicolas Rossier's cohesive documentary covers this complex incident - and 
Haiti's deteriorating condition since Mr. Aristide's exile - in a taut, 
well-balanced 82 minutes, featuring interviews with the charismatic Mr. 
Aristide's chief defenders (the actor Danny Glover epresentative Maxine Waters 
of California) and critics (Roger Noriega, a former assistant secretary of 
state; Timothy Carney, a former United States ambassador to Haiti). Mr. 
Aristide himself, who currently resides in South Africa, candidly weighs in, 
while the people of Haiti both voice their opinions and appear in scenes of 
startling violence and chaos on the streets of their destitute country.

Mr. Rossier highlights Haiti's contentious modern history, which has frequently 
been overshadowed by more widely publicized world events. His insightful film, 
which opens today at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in the East Village, takes 
an evenhanded approach, allowing the facts to speak for themselves. For 
instance, we're left to decide whether or not it's coincidental that both coups 
against Mr. Aristide occurred while there was a president named Bush in the 
White House.

*Aristide and the Endless Revolution*

Opens today in Manhattan.

Directed by Nicolas Rossier; edited by Cameron Clendaniel; produced by Mr. 
Rossier and Roopa Choudhury; narrated by Ross Douglas; released by Baraka 
Productions. At the Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 East Third Street, at Avenue 
A, East Village. Running time: 82 minutes. This film is not rated.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/movies/17aris.html