Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 52 min.) : sound, color |
Summary |
Told through the compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman's personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti. And while Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women's subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance makes it clear that these are global struggles. Marie-Jeanne details her dual struggles as a woman and worker: employed in a garment factory, she toils under miserable conditions to give her children the schooling she was denied because of education's high costs and gender discrimination. Living and braving death in Cité Soleil, Solange spells out how Haiti's current violence stems from a long-brewing economic crisis and the global apparel industry's inherent instability. Frustrated with male-dominated unions, Frisline joined a woman's organization. She offers a gendered and class analysis of Haiti's contemporary situation. Working for thirty years, Thérèse brings a perspective that is historical and comparative. Her ailments also highlight the critical state of public health. Pushed off her land by foreign agricultural policies, Hélène leads a new grassroots campaign against violence, encouraging women to defend themselves. These five brave women demonstrate that despite monumental obstacles in a poor country like Haiti, collective action makes change possible. Initiated by the women themselves, Poto Mitan aims to inspire solidarity activism to end injustice in the global economy. Our struggles have a common thread. Fighting for justice: for women, workers, or Haiti can't help but bring about our own liberation |
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Title from title frames |
Credits |
Cinematography and editing, Renée Bergan |
Performer |
Narrator, Edwidge Danticat |
Event |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009 |
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In English, French and Haitian Creole; with English subtitles and optional closed-captions in English |
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Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009 |
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Women employees -- Haiti -- Social conditions
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Women employees -- Haiti -- Economic conditions
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Globalization -- Social aspects -- Haiti
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Globalization -- Haiti -- Economic conditions
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Social conditions.
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Economic history.
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Globalization -- Social aspects.
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Women employees -- Economic conditions.
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Women employees -- Social conditions.
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Haiti -- Social conditions -- 1971- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058371
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Haiti -- Economic conditions -- 1971-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058349
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Haiti.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Internet videos.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Internet videos.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Bergan, Renée, film director, film producer, cinematographer.
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Schuller, Mark, 1973- film director, film producer.
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Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- narrator, screenwriter.
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Tèt Ansanm Productions, production company.
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Renegade Films, production company.
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University of California, Santa Barbara. Center for Black Studies Research, film producer.
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Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), distributor.
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