I attended a screening of AYITI MON AMOUR with my 7 year old daughter and 10 year old son, who have yet to visit our family's ancestral homeland. They enjoyed it and it filled my heart to see both the reality and beauty of Haiti represented in the film. There is an indelible, potent connection between a country and her children and AYITI MON AMOUR is a testament to this. Writer/director Guetty Felin captures the essence of Haiti through her personal interpretation of Italian neorealism to produce a cinematic love letter to our often misunderstood and misrepresented homeland.
The pace of the film is deliberate and unrushed and the audience is rewarded with dreamy imagery that depicts simple vignettes of the characters' lives. A unique film by a talented filmmaker with a voice all her own.
The pace of the film is deliberate and unrushed and the audience is rewarded with dreamy imagery that depicts simple vignettes of the characters' lives. A unique film by a talented filmmaker with a voice all her own.