SUGAR IN THE RIVER CAPTURES…
— A UNIVERSAL STORY OF LIBERATION:
- In times of severe public unrest, stories of unity and self-determination give audiences a catharsis that cannot otherwise be achieved in their everyday lives
-Characters growing and bonding through their struggles of fighting their oppressors contains a level of universality that resonates with wide audiences
–TIMELESSNESS:
-Observations of the intersections of colonial historical trauma, racism, and immigrant perspectives speak to current, real-world events and the experience that many people across the Americas face today
–SPECTACLE:
-Super 16mm film to capture the grainy, dreamy, yet also organic quality of the worlds within the show
-Wide landscapes and battle scenes matched with a striking exhibition of the Caribbean and Haitian life
–ORIGINALITY:
-While we’ve seen theatrical spectacles such as ‘Black Panther’ or ‘The Woman King’ that connect the Black diaspora, we have yet to see mainstream television content that stitches the threads of Blackness, Indigeneity, ancestry, and sacred ties to the earth, paired with further character development or audience investment
These aren’t personal sensitivities that should be kept private; they're points of connection that many of us feel, who have migrated to the U.S., whether by choice or by force.