Program Description
Program Details
Attend a free screening of the Madan Sara documentary followed by a discussion with filmmaker Etant Dupain. This film focuses on the lives of Madan Sara, Haitian businesswomen who purchase, distribute, and sell food at Haitian markets and the place of Madan Sara in the global marketplace.
To learn more about the Madan Sara film, please visit this website.
This program is made possible in part through federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Filmmaker Bio:
Etant Dupain is a journalist, filmmaker, and community organizer. For over a decade, he has worked as a producer on documentaries and for international news media outlets including Al Jazeera, TeleSur, BBC, CNN, Netflix, PBS, and Vice. Etant founded an alternative media project in Haiti to enable citizen journalists to provide access to information in Haitian Creole for and about internally-displaced people, aid accountability, and politics. Now, moved by the strength of his mother and the women known as the Madan Sara who make Haiti’s economy run, he’s making his first personal film.
About Madan Sara:
The women known as Madan Sara in Haiti work tirelessly to buy, distribute, and sell food and other essentials in markets through the country. Despite the obstacles faced by the women working in a sector that lacks investment, infrastructure and state assistance, the Madan Sara continue to be one of the most critical parts of the Haitian economy and of who we are as a country.
The Madan Sara documentary tells the stories of these indefatigable women who work at the margins to make Haiti’s economy run. Despite facing intense hardship and social stigma, the hard work of the Madan Sara puts their children through school, houses their families, and helps to ensure a better life for generations to come. This film amplifies the calls of the Madan Sara as they speak directly to society to share their dreams for a more just Haiti.