2024 New Orleans Film Festival

Shorts: Good Grief

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Stone Dead
Journey into the enigmatic world of Rex, a self-made sculptor who engages in philosophical musings about mortality — verbalizing his abandonment of fear to headstones.
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Ana y la distancia
A Cuban mother exiled in Miami anxiously awaits the arrival of her son, who is crossing Central American borders to join her.
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The Last Summer
After an unfortunate Juneteenth, Luce and her brother Malik experience pivotal moments that make for an intriguing summer which happens to reshape their perspective, and ultimately their lives.
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Holy Water
After her sister’s tragic death, Lois searches in the shadows of her isolated Christian community to find out the state of her sister’s soul.
San Simón No Se Equivoca (San Simon is Always Right)
As the Civil War rages, El Salvador is met by mass disappearances. After months of silence, one woman finally receives news of her missing husband when she enlists the help of San Simon, the smoking, drinking, patron saint of lost causes.
Jedo's Dead
When a young middle-eastern girl finds her grandfather dead, she is forced to grapple with the earthly rituals and spiritual loose-ends of loss.
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Dreams like paper boats
Edouard and his daughter live with a cassette received from his wife in the United States, a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?
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Where is the good in grieving? Speaking to the magic within the heartbreak, this collection of shorts traverses the depths of grief through its peaks and valleys, from the early days to the years after- yet leaving the viewer with a sense of solace.  

Edouard and his daughter live with a cassette received from his wife in the United States, a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    19 minutes
  • Language
    Haitian Creole
  • Country
    Haiti
  • Director
    Samuel Suffren
  • Screenwriter
    Samuel Suffren
  • Producer
    Samuel Suffren
  • Cinematographer
    Phalonne Pierre Louis
  • Editor
    Samuel Suffren
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