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The Agronomist: Screening and Q&A

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Thursday, April 02, 2015
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
With filmmaker Jonathan Demme, Marie Michèle Montas, and Gigi Dominique

The screening will take place at the Durham Arts Council at 120 Morris Street in downtown Durham. After the film, the director Jonathan Demme, along with two key participants -- Michele Montas and Gigi Dominique -- will answer questions about the film and about Radio Haiti.A screening of the documentary film about Jean Leopold Dominique, a broadcast journalist who transformed a music station into Haiti¿s first independent news media ¿ a powerful voice for democracy and the rights of the poor. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme follows Dominique, a personal friend, through 40 years of Haiti¿s recent and tumultuous history. After Dominique¿s murder in 2000, Radio Haiti continued until an attempted assassination against his wife, journalist Michèle Montas, and increasing threats against its reporters forced the station to close in 2003.To listen to selections from the Radio Haiti Archives, visit: http://radiohaitilives.com.This screening is part of the 2015 Haitian Film Festival.

Contact: Meagan Bonnell