Sugar Island (African Premiere)

7.2 Score

2024

4K Ultra HD

1h 31 min

Drama Feature Film In Competition - F

An unwanted pregnancy, triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields. A serpent appears in her path. It is the embodiment of The Mysteries, entities that guide her towards recognizing her earthly power and her awareness in the realm of the impossible.

• Director

  : Johanne Gomez Terrero

• Casting

  : Yelidá Díaz, Francis Cruz, Ruth Emeterio, Juan Maria Almonte, Génesis Piñeyro, Diogenes Medina

• Production

  : Rafael García Albizu, David Baute, Fernando Santos Diaz, Gabriel Valencia