Lending a hand when it's needed the most.
97 min. This program contains mature themes, nudity, language, sexual content, sexual abuse, and violence.
Free online Q&A with filmmakers from this program will stream live on Sunday, July 26 at 5:00 PM ET and will be available on-demand afterward. Click HERE to register for and to view the Q&A.
Inspired by true events, "Lalo's House" follows the relentless courage of Manouchka, a 14-year-old Haitian girl, and her five-year-old sister, Phara, who are abducted and thrown into an underground prostitution network that is posing as a Catholic orphanage. Forced to grow up prematurely, Manouchka must fight to save Phara and escape.
In Haitian Creole with English subtitles.
Student Film: USC, Los Angeles, CA
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Film Contact
Monique Moss
Monique@Integrated-pr.com
www.integrated-pr.com
- Year2019
- Runtime26 minutes
- LanguageHaitian Creole
- CountryUSA
- RatingNudity, Mature Themes,Sexual Assault/Abuse,Sexual Content, Violence
- NoteStudent Film, Action/Thriller, Current Events/History, Drama, World
- DirectorKelley Kali
- ScreenwriterKelley Kali, Yasemin Yilmaz
- ProducerKelley Kali, Victor Pourcel
- Executive ProducerGarcelle Beauvais, Lisa L. Wilson, and sponsored by Jamie Foxx
- CastGarcelle Beauvais, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jasmin Jean-Louis, Kyra Rose, Denise Milfort
Lending a hand when it's needed the most.
97 min. This program contains mature themes, nudity, language, sexual content, sexual abuse, and violence.
Free online Q&A with filmmakers from this program will stream live on Sunday, July 26 at 5:00 PM ET and will be available on-demand afterward. Click HERE to register for and to view the Q&A.
Inspired by true events, "Lalo's House" follows the relentless courage of Manouchka, a 14-year-old Haitian girl, and her five-year-old sister, Phara, who are abducted and thrown into an underground prostitution network that is posing as a Catholic orphanage. Forced to grow up prematurely, Manouchka must fight to save Phara and escape.
In Haitian Creole with English subtitles.
Student Film: USC, Los Angeles, CA
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Film Contact
Monique Moss
Monique@Integrated-pr.com
www.integrated-pr.com
- Year2019
- Runtime26 minutes
- LanguageHaitian Creole
- CountryUSA
- RatingNudity, Mature Themes,Sexual Assault/Abuse,Sexual Content, Violence
- NoteStudent Film, Action/Thriller, Current Events/History, Drama, World
- DirectorKelley Kali
- ScreenwriterKelley Kali, Yasemin Yilmaz
- ProducerKelley Kali, Victor Pourcel
- Executive ProducerGarcelle Beauvais, Lisa L. Wilson, and sponsored by Jamie Foxx
- CastGarcelle Beauvais, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jasmin Jean-Louis, Kyra Rose, Denise Milfort