"Ghosts" trailer

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An electrifying, must-watch trailer for Asgar Leth's Ghosts of Cite Soleil (ThinkFilm, 6.27). Superb in all respects -- ThinkFilm should adopt this as the U.S. trailer. Here's my original review that ran in March '06.

After that first screening, I wrote that "I now see Haiti as less of a Ground Zero for abstract political terror and more of a place where people on the bottom rung are trying to live and breathe and create their own kind of life-force energy as a way of waving away the constant hoverings of doom. In short, this excellent 88-minute film adds recognizable humanity to a culture that has seemed more lacking in hope and human decency than any other on earth."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 1, 2007 at 10:58 AM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

Yeah. Thanks for that. Damn.

Posted by Joshua Mooney at May 1, 2007 12:07 PM

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4th grade army says ...

Wow. That kinda blew mind. Def going to watch this.

Posted by 4th grade army at May 1, 2007 12:32 PM

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dre says ...

Wowsers! That just went from rental to must-see status. I learned the little I know about Haiti from Demme's excellent doc, The Agronomist but this looks to take it to a whole other level.

Posted by dre at May 1, 2007 12:48 PM

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nola says ...

I saw the movie a while ago and still can't get certain images out of my head.

Posted by nola at May 1, 2007 1:11 PM

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frankbooth says ...

It's getting harder to tell the docs from the digitally-shot, no-budget features. I had to go back and read you review to tell which this was. Not necessarily a bad thing, just the way things are right now.

It is a bit disturbing that news photos and footage now look so slick and aesthetically pleasing, thanks to advances in technology. There was something more appropriate about grainy 16mm when it came to depicting certain kinds of gritty, real-life material.

Looks grimly fascinating. Serious question: do you really think it would benefit from a Hollywood re-do? We have the real thing right here. What's the advantage of a fictionalized version?

Posted by frankbooth at May 2, 2007 9:35 AM

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Karsten says ...

Couldn't agree more, Jeff. This documentary is completely riveting. As 'nola' says; Some images are stuck, I guess forever. Don't miss out on this.

Posted by Karsten at May 2, 2007 10:39 AM

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