synopsis
A postcolonial voodoo ritual, cyclical in the hypnotic rhythm of time and pulsating fists, saturated with fire and water, interwoven with the East and West, is intended to win the favour of the Haitian goddess, Erzulie. It is also a prayer for the deceased ancestors who, along with other Haitian workers, were murdered in 1920 in the Cuban province of Holguín, in a sugar mill owned by a subsidiary of the American corporation, United Fruit Company.
“You fought hard for your children. Now we are alone in this country.”
biography
Féguenson Hermogène (born 1988) was born in Haiti, where he studied sociology. He made his debut with the documentary
La déchirure (2016), and his film
Cuando llegue la noche (2022) was successful at film festivals. He worked as a production assistant on Bertrand Bonello’s horror film
Zombi Child (2019). In 2024, the Ji.hlava IDFF presented Hermogène's film
Fragmented (2023) in the Short Joy competition.
film details
| director: | Feguenson Hermogène |
| producer: | Berline Charles |
| script: | Isadora lis, Feguenson Hermogène |
| photography: | Well Amorim |
| editing: | Luiza García |
| sound design: | Lyn Santos |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Spanish, Creole |
| subtitles: | Czech, English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Feguenson Hermogène |
| original title: | Nan Ginen |
| country: | Cuba, Haiti |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 21 min. |
