STATELESS (APÁTRIDA)

STATELESS (APÁTRIDA)

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95 min

The stunning island of Hispaniola is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, countries with a complicated history and tense relations. In 2013, the DR’s Supreme Court retroactively stripped the citizenship of residents of Haitian descent, leaving more than 200,000 people stateless, subject to immediate deportation, and devastating loss. In the midst of staggering intolerance, attorney Rosa Iris fights to protect the rights of these disenfranchised people while leading a grassroots campaign for a better future. 

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director/Writer/Producer Michèle Stephenson.

DOC NYC Live event: Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 2 ET on Facebook Live– DDirector Michèle Stephenson, Rosa Iris Diendomi, Clarivel Ruiz, and Eddie Paulino discuss the plight of Dominicans of Haitian descent, who have been stripped of their citizenship by the biased nationalist policies of the Dominican Republic.

Director: Michèle Stephenson, Michèle Stephenson, Michèle Stephenson
Executive Producer: Joe Brewster, Anita Lee, Sudz Sutherland, Joe Brewster, Anita Lee, Sudz Sutherland, Joe Brewster, Anita Lee, Sudz Sutherland
Producer: Lea Marin, Jennifer Holness, Lea Marin, Jennifer Holness, Lea Marin, Jennifer Holness
Writer: Michèle Stephenson, Michèle Stephenson, Michèle Stephenson
Cinematographer: Alfredo Alcántara, Tito Rodriguez, Naiti Gámez, Nadia Hallgren, Jaime Guerra, Pedro Arnau, Bros Santana, Alfredo Alcántara, Tito Rodriguez, Naiti Gámez, Nadia Hallgren, Jaime Guerra, Pedro Arnau, Bros Santana, Alfredo Alcántara, Tito Rodriguez, Naiti Gámez, Nadia Hallgren, Jaime Guerra, Pedro Arnau, Bros Santana
Editor: Sophie Farkas-Bolla, Sophie Farkas-Bolla, Sophie Farkas-Bolla
Music: Ben Fox, Ben Fox, Ben Fox
Language: Spanish, Spanish, Spanish
Country: USA, Canada, USA, Canada, USA, Canada
Year: 2020
Activism
African/African-American
Human Rights
International
Latinx/Latin-American
Law & Justice
Other
Politics
Race
War & Conflict
Women & Girls
Women Directors

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