Kenbe la, Until We Win (French: Kenbe la, jusqu'à la victoire) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Will Prosper and released in 2019.[1] The film profiles Haitian Canadian artist and activist Alain Philoctète, as he tries to establish a permaculture project in Haiti as his final legacy toward his birth country, while battling the terminal cancer that would ultimately take his life in 2020.[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] where it was the winner of the People's Choice Award,[4] before going into commercial release in 2020.[5]

The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2020.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Kenbe la - Jusqu'à la victoire présenté au Bas-Saint-Laurent". Ici Radio-Canada Première, February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Mary Frank, "NFB feature documentary Kenbe la shows a different side of Haiti". The Gateway, March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kenbe la – Jusqu’à la victoire, une ode de Will Prosper au peuple haïtien". Ici Radio-Canada, November 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Tasha Hubbard’s nipawistamasowin nabs trio of prizes at RIDM". Playback, November 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Marie Tison, "Kenbe la — Jusqu’à la victoire : rêver malgré tout". La Presse, January 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC's Discovery long list". Playback, September 18, 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenbe_la,_Until_We_Win
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