CHECHE LAVI (LOOKING FOR LIFE)

CHECHE LAVI (LOOKING FOR LIFE)

NYC PREMIERE In this indictment of America’s asylum process, two Haitian migrants find their lives in stasis after their journey through multiple countries stalls at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana. When friends Robens and James are separated, this contemplative look at a bond forged through struggle shifts into a moving exploration of the longing to discover one’s place, and the barriers—both figurative and all too literal—that stand in the way.

 

2019 - CHECHE LAVI

Director: Sam Ellison
Executive Producer: Jonathan Siegel, Samual Schwartzkopf, Hayley Pappas, Kyle Martin
Producer: Rachel Cantave, Nora Mendis, Abraham Ávila
Cinematographer: Sam Ellison
Editor: Sam Ellison, Janis Vogel
Music: Michael Beharie
Language: Haitian Creole, Spanish, Portuguese
Country: USA, Mexico
Year: 2019