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Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones

Directed by Kaveh Nabatian
Canada, Haiti
2023
68 mins

In 1791, in Haiti, Dutty Boukman presided over a Vodou ritual in Bois-Caïman that led to the creation of the first Black republic. Since then, rituals of transformation and artistic expression have been at the core of a thriving culture as the country faces oppression, poverty, and natural disasters.

Kite Zo A (Leave the Bones) is a sensorial film about rituals in Haiti, from ancient to modern, made in collaboration with poets, dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerbladers, and Vodou priests. It is set to poetry by Haitian author Wood-Jerry Gabriel.

  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    Canada, Haiti
  • Language
    Haitian
  • Director
    Kaveh Nabatian
  • Cast
    Sanba Zao
  • Writer
    Wood-Jerry Gabriel
  • Cinematographer
    Kaveh Nabatian
  • Editor
    Kaveh Nabatian
  • Genre
    Documentary, Social Issues, Art
  • Theme
    An kreyòl, Canada, Social issues

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