Directed by Ben Patterson | USA | 2015 | Documentary | 89 mins
Film Source: Filmmakers
Introduced by Doreen Kraft
Many years of civil unrest, bloody conflict, and turbulent politics laid the groundwork for one of the more unpredictable and astonishing presidential campaigns in recent history. In the wake of destruction left by the 2010 earthquake, Pras Michel of Fugees fame, returns to Haiti to find a country wracked with turmoil, corruption, failing infrastructure and despair. In an effort to help find someone who could offer some unifying leadership, Pras chose to endorse musician and outlandish entertainer Michel Martelly – aka “Sweet Micky.” The politically inexperienced but sincerely intentioned duo embark on a spirited run for office, only to be confronted with the harsh realities of electioneering in an incipient democracy. Things only become more complicated when Pras’s former bandmate Wyclef Jean decides to also throw his hat into the ring. With ground floor, front row access, Ben Patterson delivers a riveting, incisive look at politics in the raw. And with a beat.