A DOCUMENTARY BY JEREMY ROBINS AND MAGALI DAMAS

Press

Press intested in September 7th screening at BAM, please register by emailing othersideofthewater@gmail.com. Include full name, media outlet, and screening you wish to attend (2pm or 9:15pm)

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Press Coverage from Sneak Preview at BAM 8.28.08:

“This Diaspora story, Brooklyn story, and music story is now captured. Thank you, filmmakers! ….The film offers illumination of rara’s place as music in Haitian culture…. [and] incorporates the time’s historical events in Haiti and the history of Haitians in New York City/Brooklyn including protests against the coup in Haiti and protests against injustice in the U.S…”
- Heritage Kompa Magazine.
Full article HERE

“The film is touching and fascinating….. The story of how the group coalesced in Prospect Park back in the ‘90’s is a great tale, and more proof of my theory that the park is a place of urban alchemy."
-Prospect: a Year in the Park
Full post HERE

“Traces the origins of ancient Haitian rara music and explores its significance in the Haitian-American Community”
-The Brooklyn Paper
Full article HERE

HaitiXchange Interview HERE

Interview by Kim Ives on WBAI - Listen HERE