In 1791, in Haiti, Dutty Boukman presided over a Voodoo ritual in Bois-Caïman that led to the creation of the first Black republic. Since then, rituals of transformation and artistic expression have been at the core of a thriving culture as the country faces oppression, poverty, and natural disasters. Kite Zo A (Leave the Bones) is a sensorial film about rituals in Haiti, from ancient to modern, made in collaboration with poets, dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerblades, and Voodoo priests, set to poetry by Haitian author Wood-Jerry Gabriel.
Also presented:
SXSW, United States (2023)
Festival Afro Urbain / Afro Urban Fest, Canada (2023)
Miami Film Festival, United States (2023)
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada (2022)
Reelworld Film Festival, Canada (2022)
SXSW, United States (2023)
Festival Afro Urbain / Afro Urban Fest, Canada (2023)
Miami Film Festival, United States (2023)
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada (2022)
Reelworld Film Festival, Canada (2022)
| Director | Kaveh Nabatian |
| Script | Wood-Jerry Gabriel |
| Director of Photography | Kaveh Nabatian |
| Production | Joseph Ray |
| Sound | Sacha Ratcliffe |
Present in these collections
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Kaveh Nabatian
Kaveh Nabatian is an Iranian-Canadian artist whose evocative filmmaking has brought to life stories from the margins of society and across the world: Cuba, Haiti, Nunavut, India, and beyond. His film work ranges from A Crack in Everything, a feature documentary about Leonard Cohen, to masterminding the Rotterdam-premiering, experimental, seven-director anthology feature The Seven Last Words, to his award-winning feature narrative debut, the Cuba-set and shot Sin La Habana. As a composer and trumpet player, he’s toured the world and released several critically acclaimed albums with his Juno award-winning band Bell Orchestra.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
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