DIRECTED BY
EDSON JEAN
WRITTEN BY
EDSON JEAN & JOSHUA JEAN-BAPTISTE
STARRING
SHEIN MOMPREMIER ALAN MYLES HEYMAN
SUBJECTS
IMMIGRANT ASSIMILATION, EMPATHY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, AND THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE.
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ENGLISH, SPANISH,
HAITIAN-CREOLE
RUNTIME
81 MINUTES
SUBTITLES
ENGLISH
SPANISH [CC]
SYNOPSIS
AFTER A HALF-TRUTH LANDS HER UNDER IMMENSE FINANCIAL PRESSURE, LUDI ALCIDOR EMBARKS ON A FRANTIC SCOUR THROUGH MIAMI'S PRIVATE CARE-TAKING WORLD IN AN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE AND EXTEMPORIZED ATTEMPT TO SEND MONEY TO HER FAMILY IN HAITI. THROUGHOUT ONE TUMULTUOUS NIGHT, LUDI FINDS HERSELF ON A DEBILITATING DESCENT INTO DEGRADATION AND TORMENT AS SHE LOOKS AFTER THE MOST DEMORALIZING ASSISTED-CARE PATIENT, KNOWING HER REPUTATION AND INCOME HANG IN THE BALANCE.
R E V I E W S
“Jean asks us to pause and look at that person we might not take the time to understand…
especially those who are the essential fabric of American life.”
—Shelagh Rowan-Legg | Screen Anarchy | March 5, 2021
“Mompremier claims a breakout performance… the character sketching [Jean] and
Jean-Baptiste form creates supporting players who are totally lived-in.”
—Robert Daniels | The Playlist | March 17, 2021
“This is one of the best films of the year so far, and that comes as a result of the
hard work and dedication from everyone involved.”
—Kyle Bain | Film Threat | June 23, 2021
“... Ludi navigates a common American nightmare in search of an American dream.”
—John Fink | The Film Stage | March 16, 2021
“... a multi-dimensional Haitian journey, with peaks and valleys.”
—Wilkine Brutus | WLRN | March 5, 2021
P L A Y D A T E S
PREVIOUS FESTIVALS
Miami Film Festival (World Premiere)
March 5-14, 2021
SxSW (Texas Premiere)
March 16-20, 2021
Annapolis Film Festival
April 9-18, 2021
Atlanta Film Fest
April 22 - May 2, 2021
RiverRun International Film Festival
May 6-16, 2021
Milwaukee Film Festival
May 6-20, 2021
Lighthouse International Film Festival
June 3-6, 2021
BAMcinemaFest
June 23-29, 2021
Bentonville Film Festival
Aug 2-8, 2021
Phoenix Film Festival
Aug 12-22, 2021
Loudoun Arts Film Festival
Sept 10-19, 2021
Nashville Film Festival
Sept 30 - Oct 6th, 2021
Buffalo International Film Festival
Oct 7-11, 2021
Heartland International Film Festival
Oct 7-17, 2021
New Orleans Film Festival
Nov 5-21, 2021
American Film Festival
Nov 9-14, 2021
Key West Film Festival
Nov 17-21, 2021
Destiny City FF
Tacoma, WA
Feb 25-March 6, 2022
PTFF Women & Film
Port Townsend, WA
April 22-May 1, 2022
Newark Black Film Festival
July 12-17, 2022
Newark, NJ 07102
Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
September 28 - October 2022
Port of Spain Trinidad
African Diaspora Film Festival
Nov 25th - Dec 11, 2022
535 Cathedral Parkway - St 14B
New York, NY 10025
