The man by the Shore
L’Homme sur les Quais
We are in Haiti, at the beginning of the sixties under the terror regime of Papa Doc. Six-year old Sarah (Jennifer Zubar) observes a violent scene from the balcony of her parents’ house. Later, under the supervision of her father (François Latour), a military captain, her godfather Sorel (Patrick Rameau), is arrested and tortured by commanding officer Janvier (Jean-Michel Martial) for alleged subversive activities. After their parents flee the country due to the political situation, Sarah and her sisters are sheltered by nuns.
Grandmother Camille Desrouillère (Toto Bissainthe),with the help of a fellow business man (Albert Delpy) tries to usher the children out of the country but Janvier thwarts their escape. A new conflict breaks out as Janvier’s arrogant wife
(Michèle Marcelin) walks in the grandmother’s store to demand an exchange for used shoes. Days later, Ms. Desrouillère disappears…
A story about repression sensitively told by Haitian director Raoul Peck, whose last films include “Lumumba” and “Sometimes in April”.
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Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.
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