5.4 /10 1 Votes5.4
34% Rotten Tomatoes Written by Patricia Benoit Cinematography Eric Lin Director Patricia Benoit Music director Enis Rotthoff | 7.5/10 IMDb Directed by Patricia Benoit Music by Enis Rotthoff Initial release 22 April 2012 Screenplay Patricia Benoit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Karin ChienBen HoweMynette Louie Starring Edwidge DanticatMichele MarcelinDiana MasiThierry SaintinePatricia RhinvilJames NoelCarlo Mitton Awards Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Feature Similar The Man by the Shore, Moloch Tropical, Murder in Pacot, Love Me Haiti, Francophrenia (or: Don't Kill Me - I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stones in the Sun is a 2012 Haitian American film written and directed by Patricia Benoit and starring Edwidge Danticat, Michele Marcelin, Diana Masi, Thierry Saintine, Patricia Rhinvil, James Noel, and Carlo Mitton. It premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Director.
Contents
- The invisible wounds of exile stones in the sun haitian director patricia beno t intvu
- Plot
- Production
- Awards
- References
The invisible wounds of exile stones in the sun haitian director patricia beno t intvu
Plot
In the midst of increasing political violence, a young couple, two sisters, and a father and son are driven from Haiti to New York, where they must confront the truths of their interlocked past.
Production
Principal photography took place over 21 days in New York City, 4 days in Jacmel, Haiti, and half a day at the Miami International Airport during the crew's layover between New York and Haiti.
Awards
The film has won the following awards:
Previously, the script won the Sundance Time Warner Storytelling Award, the Sundance Annenberg Award, and a Jerome Foundation Grant.
