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Bound by Haiti

Jon Bougher, Roman Safiullin

Bound by Haiti

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Bound by Haiti is the story of Aaron Jackson and John Dieubon - two young international activists forced to deal with the tragedy of the Haiti earthquake first-hand. Raised on a wealthy resort, Aaron has dedicated his life to eradicating intestinal parasites in Haiti; born and orphaned in Port-au-Prince, John's mission is to inspire a new generation of Haitian children. 

Born into completely different worlds, these two men joined together to transform the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. From Hollywood fundraisers to the most desperate Haitian villages, they hope to build change from the ground-up. As Aaron tries to adjust his personality to the high-stakes world of fundraising, John works on the ground with villagers to change a country's mentality. 

When the earthquake of January 12, 2010 strikes, they must confront the biggest challenge of their lives. Driving into the streets of Port-au-Prince, John is forced to haul the dead bodies of his friends and countrymen. Later, he is left to pick up the pieces of a broken country. Armed with his digital camera, he took pictures across the city before the arrival of any news agency. In the United States, Aaron is forced to deal with the organizational chaos. Frantically trying to call John, he searched in vain to find a way to travel to Haiti. Eventually finding his way, he returned to find the collapsed buildings and millions of homeless in the streets. And he returned to find John - his optimistic vision challenged, his psyche damaged. 

Featuring rare footage from immediately following the earthquake, Bound by Haiti follows these unlikely friends on a journey for change before and after one of the most devastating international events of our time. In the end, the film is not the story of poverty, but of possibility.

Festival Highlights
National Black Theatre Festival, 2011
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2011
Special screening sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Washington, DC, 2011
Astoria/LIC International Film Festival, 2011
Tulsa International Film Festival, 2011
DocUtah, 2011
Central Florida Film Festival, 2011
Boston International Film Festival, 2011
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2010
Best Documentary Nominee, New Hampshire Film Festival, 2010

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Film's website: www.boundbyhaiti.com

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Credits

Bound By Haiti 


Directed by 

Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin


Featuring 

John Dieubon and Aaron Jackson


Music by 

Travis Garrison


Translation by 

Milagros Jean Charles


Additional Translation

Edson Andre

Stephane Buteau

Cassandre Chrys

Andrew Tarter


Additional Sound Mixing

Travis Garrison


Additional Camera

David Kavanaugh


Photos of Aaron courtesy of 

Wendy Prentice


Earthquake Photos courtesy of 

John Dieubon


Thanks To

Jimmy Akers

Gordon Alford

James Babanikos

Bellamy Road

Jacqueline Charles

Valerie Clark

Sean Cononie

Cody Cox

Angelo Corrao

Bob Denison

Ruth Dieubon

Jean Sebastien Duvilaire

Gary Edinger

Roody Edme

Dori Faust

 Altina Fenelon

Sean Frasier

House #1 Staff

Timothy “Gip” Gibson

Peter Gilbert

Rachel Grady

Ben Hebblethwaite

Stephanie Isham

Brian D. Jackson

Collin Kelly

Thomas Lennon

Albert Maysles

Michael Mooney

Ramona Montayne

Jonathan Ossip

Wendy Prentice

Val Safiullin

Barbara Safiullin

RJ Seruis

James Schilling

Kay Tappan

Sandestin Resort

Villagers of Mme Beauge

Rainn Wilson


Clarence

Kerlinda

Minouche

Rico

Ritchy

Solphonie

Steve


Nick Corrao

David Hafter

Jameil Hamilton

Saman Piracha

Peter Salomone

John Varley


Sandra Dickson

Cindy Hill

Cara Pilson

Churchill Roberts


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