Q&A with Film Producer Sage Love_Ayiti The Awakening_ Bear Root Resource Center_Jeaima Collaboration

Описание: Keri Akemi-Hernandez, Executive Director of Bear Root Resource Center, interviews our special guest and Film Producer, Sage Love, who was gracious to offer an in-person film screening of his critically acclaimed film, "Ayiti: The Awakening." During this Q&A session. they discuss aspects of the film and Sage shares more about his inspiration and how his film resonates with what is happening in Haiti right now. This was an honor to share time with Sage and share an important message with our audience.

~ Q&A Video produced by: JP Castillo
~ Image Thumbnail provided by: photographer Bency Joseph

Ayiti: The Awakening is an award-winning documentary film by the Ayitian-born, Brooklyn-raised filmmaker and entrepreneur Sage Love. The film explores the aftermath of Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, the failed relief efforts, and the nation's troubled but inspiring history.

Summary of the Film

The documentary follows a young man, portrayed by director Sage Love, who questions the lack of substantial relief efforts after the 2010 earthquake. This journey drives him to seek out the stories of survivors, trace his own ancestral roots as a great-great grandson of Haiti's first ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and unearth the rich, complex history of Ayiti (Haiti).

The film provides personal accounts behind the Haitian Revolution and challenges social norms by shedding light on authentic representations of the urban Black communities in Haiti.

Accolades and Screenings

Ayiti: The Awakening has received several accolades, including four awards and a nomination for Best Documentary at the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF). It has been screened at numerous film festivals both in the U.S. and internationally, including:
The New York African Film Festival
The Silicon Valley African Film Festival
The Kwaanza Film Festival
The Impact Documentary Awards
Impacted Haiti’s earthquake in 2010, a young man is driven to explore his ancestral roots and the troubled history of Ayiti.

Directed/produced by Sage Love
Animation by Josette Roberts
Music by Okai Musik


Special thanks to our community members, dancers, artists, vendors and small businesses who supported our event. Thank you #JoeSalinas for our opening prayer and #SonomaCountyPomoDancers for our welcome ceremony. Thank you #Erin from #Rolas in Napa https://www.rolanapa.com, #LaCheveRestaurant for our Café de olla and pan dulce, Wahpepah's Kitchen and #MariaRodriguez Oaxaca Pop-up for our lunch. For #DJJohnyMix for our music collaboration with #DJBenzProfuction #DjbenzCali. Thank you #JpCastillo for videography and photography, as well as #IzzValencia with #InfinityVisuals for photography. Thank you #NapaBookmine for collaborating with #Go7GStore to provide books. Thank you to all of our vendors: #HenryFrank, #AliciaMRetes, #AshleyNorris and #HopNorris, #EvaEllingson. Thank you to all artists and community members who donated items for Auction: #CarinaVasquez; #MeyoMarrufo, #RoseHammock, #EvaFacey, #KervinAndre with #AkomicsArt, #AshleyandHopNorris, and seed donation for educational purposes from #RedBirdWillie with #CulturalConservancy. Thank you Portsha Jefferson with Rara Tou Limen Dance Company from Jacmel, Haiti originally and blessed to have her rooted here in Oakland, California http://www.raratoulimen.com. Special Thanks to #JocelynGarcia, Director of short film #Tule that was screened for our early session https://wildlifefilms.org/portfolio/t... and #SageLove, Film Producer of #AyitiTheAwakening that was screened for our evening session and Q&A interview https://africanfilmny.org/films/ayiti.... Thankful for our collaboration with #Jeaima for our Sound of Ayiti: Dare To Dream Evening Session. Thank you to Chef David King with David Cook King Pop-up for our dinner. Special Thanks to #Manny Espinoza with https://mannyswinetours.com who provided guest transportation services. Thank you to #Theoni Collection Lifestyle Event Rentals for our formal evening dinner plates and bowls. Thank you to Copy Corner of Napa for printing our programs, tickets and Art work that we hung for a mini gallery that displayed, Indigenous and Haitian culture. Thank you to Ms. Jill at The Original Black Party Museum for the gift of raffle items https://westoaklandmuralproject.org.