SPECIAL FUNDRAISING SCREENINGS FOR HAITI

On Thursday 18th and Friday 19th of February, the Sydney Latin American Film Festival in partnership with the Cervantes Institute & Uncommon Productions will host a two-night screening of Bill Haney's award-winning documentary "The Price of Sugar" to raise funds for the people of Haiti. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Infante Sano's Help Hispaniola program www.infantesano.org and the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund: www.yele.org

The Price of Sugar

The Price of Sugar follows the story of Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, who is determined to improve the slave-like conditions of the Haitian immigrants working on the sugar cane plantations of the Dominican Republic. In the process he challenges powerful interests. The Vicini family, who own some of the sugar plantations on which the film was shot, filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers in an attempt to block the film's release! Narrated by the actor Paul Newman, The Price of Sugar raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced. It also shows the grim and desperate plight of the Haitians, a reality hidden from the view of the tourist filled beaches of the Dominican Republic.

FILM: The Price of Sugar (USA, 2007, 90 min)
DATE: Thu 18th & Fri 19th February
VENUE: Instituto Cervantes, 22-24 City Rd, Chippendale
TIME: 6:45pm for 7:00pm start
DONATION: $15 - tickets available at the door from 6pm. Tickets also available through Moshtix