Stateless (2020)
Stateless (2020), directed by Michèle Stephenson, starring Elena Lorac and Amelia Deschamps.
A race against time. A time against race.
Synopsis
Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent, uncovering the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris.
- Michèle StephensonDirector, Producer, Writer
- Sophie Farkas BollaEditing
- Jennifer HolnessProducer
- Lea MarinProducer
About the film
Stateless is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michèle Stephenson and released in 2020. The film centres on the crisis of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, many of whom have been left stateless by the Dominican Republic's 2013 decision to strip citizenship from Haitian immigrants and their descendants. Statelessness is a widespread human rights issue in the world, affecting every continent, with unknown millions of people being affected.
The film premiered on April 15, 2020 at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was subsequently screened as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the special jury prize for Canadian documentaries, and at the BlackStar Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature Documentary.
It was released for streaming through the National Film Board of Canada's website.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, and was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.
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Stateless is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michèle Stephenson and released in 2020. The film centres on the crisis of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, many of whom have been left stateless by the Dominican Republic's 2013 decision to strip citizenship from Haitian immigrants and their descendants. Statelessness is a widespread human rights issue in the world, affecting every continent, with unknown millions of people being affected.
The film premiered on April 15, 2020 at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was subsequently screened as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the special jury prize for Canadian documentaries, and at the BlackStar Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature Documentary.
It was released for streaming through the National Film Board of Canada's website.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, and was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.
References
External links
Stateless at IMDb
Stateless at Library and Archives Canada
Watch Stateless on the NFB website
Text from Stateless (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateless_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on September 17, 2020, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h36 — a typical feature length.
Production
- StudiosAmerican Documentary POV, ONF | NFB, Rada Studio, Hungry Eyes Media
- CountriesCanada, Dominican Republic, United States
- LanguagesEnglish, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish
- StatusReleased
Photos
Cast
- Elena Lorac self
- Amelia Deschamps self
- Ramón Narpier self
- Rosa Iris Diendomi-Álvarez
- Teofilo Murat
- Gladys Feliz
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Lucinda Nicholas
self
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- Michèle Stephenson Director
- Sophie Farkas Bolla Editing
- Jennifer Holness Producer
- Lea Marin Producer
- Michèle Stephenson Producer
- Michèle Stephenson Writer
Questions about this film
What is Stateless about?
Stateless: Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent, uncovering the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney na…
Who directed Stateless?
Stateless was directed by Michèle Stephenson in 2020.
Who stars in Stateless?
The cast of Stateless includes Elena Lorac, Amelia Deschamps, Ramón Narpier, Rosa Iris Diendomi-Álvarez and Teofilo Murat.
How long is Stateless?
Stateless runs for 96 minutes, or 1h36.
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