My Father's Land
Papa Jah, a humble gardener, has lived in the Bahamas for 40 years. He returns to Haiti to see his 103 years old father and reunite with the land he left.
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Miquel GalofreDirectorSongs Of Redemption, Art Connect, Hit Me With Music, Why Do Jamaicans Run So Fast?
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K. Tyler JohnstonDirector5 Bones
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K. Tyler JohnstonWriter5 Bones
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Miquel GalofreWriterArt Connect
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K. Tyler JohnstonProducer5 Bones
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Miquel GalofreProducerArt Connect, Songs Of Redemption, Hit Me With Music, Why Do Jamaicans Run So Fast?
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Papa JahKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Social, travel, caribbean, immigrants, Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba, DR
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Runtime:1 hour 3 minutes
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Completion Date:September 20, 2015
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Production Budget:100,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Bahamas
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Country of Filming:Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti
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Language:English, French, Spanish
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Trinidad & Tobago Film FestivalTrinidad & Tobago
September 18, 2015
Amnesty International Human Rights Award -
Black Montreal Film FestivalMontreal
October 3, 2015 -
Fort Lauterdale Film Festival
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Iphais FIlm Festival
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Harlem Film Festival
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Black LA Film Festival
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Tornonto Balck Film Festival
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Panama International FIlm Festival
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Belize Inernational Film Festival
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Green Screen Film Festival
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Southway Film Fest
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El Ojo Cojo International Film Fest
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Bronx International Film Festival
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Chicago Caribbean Film Festival (CCFF)
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Broken Knuckle Film Festival
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Blackbird Film Fest
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VIII Naples Human Right Film Festival
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Martinique Film Festival
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Island House Film Festival
Miquel Galofré (Barcelona) is a multi-award winning filmmaker based in the Caribbean.
After 20 years traveling the world producing TV programs, he jumped to film documentaries.
He directed the internationally acclaimed trilogy of Jamaican documentaries:
‘WHY DO JAMAICANS RUN SO FAST?’ (2009)
‘HIT ME WITH MUSIC’ (2011)
‘SONGS OF REDEMPTION’ (2013)
Miquel’s documentaries have won awards all over the world, “Songs of Redemption” was awarded with the ‘best documentary’ in KRAKOW last year.
His last documentary, “ART CONNECT” (2014) was filmed in Trinidad & Tobago where he lives.
He is currently working in a documentary in Haiti called “My Father’s Land” (2015).
He has his own style, his eye sees beauty everywhere and he likes to catch and play with emotions and music.
Miquel also works doing commercials, videos and photos.
You can check his work at http://miquelgalofre.com
http://trinidadandtobagorocks.com/
“I’ve loved to play with cameras since I was a child and to ‘capture the heart’ is my passion.”