Toto Bissainthe
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Biography: Toto Bissainthe was a Haitian actress and singer known for her innovative blend of traditional Vodou and rural themes and music with contemporary lyricism and arrangements. Born in Cap-Haïtien in 1934, she left Haiti at an early age to pursue her acting studies abroad.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
Birthday: April 02, 1934
Deathday: June 04, 1994
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Man by the Shore
Overview: Early 1960s Haiti during 'Papa Doc' Duvalier's dictatorship seen through the eyes of a young girl whose family has suffered heavily.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ht
Release Date: 1993-08-25
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Checkerboard
Overview: In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-05-06
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Black Girl
Overview: Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-03-17
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Toto Bissainthe
Overview: A portrait of Haitian singer Toto Bissainthe, whose musical journey is marked by her desire to disseminate creole singing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-05-15
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Haitian Corner
Overview: A poet from Haiti flees to America after being imprisoned in his native country. Recovering from the experience, he begins to examine his past. One day he encounters his former torturer, and becomes obsessed with taking his revenge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ht
Release Date: 1988-06-01
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West Indies
Overview: Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
Genres: Music History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-01-02
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