
Zo reken (“shark bone”) is the nickname given in Haiti to the Toyota Land Cruiser, a powerful 4x4 vehicle popular among the humanitarian aid organizations in the country since the 2010 earthquake. Ten years later, as the country is once more in turmoil and under a strict lockdown, a zo reken has been hacked and transformed into a mobile space for encounters and discussion among Haitians. Foreign aid workers are no longer allowed on board.
The driver leads the conversation with his passengers, all citizens of Port-au-Prince, as he tries to make his way between the barricades and the demonstrations. Zo Reken is a road movie and a machine that makes them speak.
Screening Sponsor: Association Franco-Yukonnaise
- Year2021
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageFrench, Haitian; Haitian Creole
- CountryCanada
- DirectorEmanuel Licha
- ScreenwriterEmanuel Licha
- ProducerEmanuel Licha
- Executive ProducerCédric Bourdeau
- FilmmakerEmanuel Licha
- CastPascal Antoine
- CinematographerÉtienne Roussy
- EditorAriane Pétel-Despots
Zo reken (“shark bone”) is the nickname given in Haiti to the Toyota Land Cruiser, a powerful 4x4 vehicle popular among the humanitarian aid organizations in the country since the 2010 earthquake. Ten years later, as the country is once more in turmoil and under a strict lockdown, a zo reken has been hacked and transformed into a mobile space for encounters and discussion among Haitians. Foreign aid workers are no longer allowed on board.
The driver leads the conversation with his passengers, all citizens of Port-au-Prince, as he tries to make his way between the barricades and the demonstrations. Zo Reken is a road movie and a machine that makes them speak.
Screening Sponsor: Association Franco-Yukonnaise
- Year2021
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageFrench, Haitian; Haitian Creole
- CountryCanada
- DirectorEmanuel Licha
- ScreenwriterEmanuel Licha
- ProducerEmanuel Licha
- Executive ProducerCédric Bourdeau
- FilmmakerEmanuel Licha
- CastPascal Antoine
- CinematographerÉtienne Roussy
- EditorAriane Pétel-Despots