The Road to Fondwa
by Dan Schnorr and Justin Brandon
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Director: Dan Schnorr and Justin BrandonProducer: Justin Brandon and Brian McElroy
Writer: Justin Brandon
Writer: Dan Schnorr
Writer: Brian McElroy
DVD: Region Code 0
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 37 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-22
Studio: CreateSpace
DVD Reviews of The Road to Fondwa
DVD Review: Hope on the horizon: A testament to posibility
Summary: 5 Stars
I was fortunate to attend a packed San Francisco screening of the "Road to Fondwa" hosted by the documentary's director and producer, Justin Brandon. In his second documentary- Brandon and his team tell the amazing story of a marginalized nation and its people, who, in the face of all calamity have banded together as a community to create their own infrastructure, amplify their own education, and ultimately, to realize their full potential as Haitians and as humans. The word "konbit" in Creole signifies that when we all put our efforts together the work is lighter - it's a sentiment of coming together for a greater purpose. This documentary offers a window into the opportunities of community. It is vibrant, lyrical, poignant and touching. Using his lens as both a kaleidoscope and a paintbrush, Brandon underlines the larger themes of human potentiality. Yes, this film is about Haiti, but so too is it about something much larger, something far more elemental. We have seen how the hyper-connectivity of modernity links us tighter together. John Donne taught us that "no man is an island," and as Americans separated by only the briefest sliver of water from our Haitian brothers, it would be wise to remember that as global citizens we learn a lesson in camaraderie and common purpose that "The Road to Fondwa so eloquently provides. The documentary shows that when we act as one, anything is possible. The only insurmountable adversity is the one we create in our own solitude.
Description of The Road to Fondwa
The Road to Fondwa tells the powerful story of a rural Haitian community poised to change the future of Haiti one University student at a time.When Haiti is not forgotten or ignored, it is seen through a tinted lens. The small, impoverished nation shares an island with the Dominican Republic just 500 miles from the shores of Miami. It is Haiti's proximity that brings it into our national conscience in short, periodic bursts. When a dictator is overthrown, a group of 'boat people' is lost at sea, or a coup is staged, it gets our attention. Reporters rush to the scene, horrific tales are told, and we feel sympathy... or is it pity? And then, as quickly as the news cycle churns, the moment disappears.
From the very beginning of the film, it is clear that The Road to Fondwa does not follow this pattern. The first interview introduces Sandelwi, a farmer and a mystic, who is riding on top of a bus that is speeding around the treacherous curves of the mountainous road to Port-au-Prince, mindless of the precipitous drop to the valley below. 'When you're in Haiti, I consider you Haitian,' he says. 'It's up to us, we have to put our heads together to do development.'
From that point on, there is no turning back. It becomes evident that The Road to Fondwa is not a one-way street, but rather a conduit between two very different, yet intricately connected nations.
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