DIRECTED BY
EDSON JEAN
WRITTEN BY
EDSON JEAN
STORY BY
MARCKENSON CHARLES
STARRING
SHEIN MOMPREMIER
DONALD PAUL
CAROLE ARTY
EDSON JEAN
SUBJECTS
MENTAL HEALTH
FAITH
FAMILY
MEDIA MISINFORMATION
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
HAITIAN-CREOLE
RUNTIME
72 MINUTES
SUBTITLES
ENGLISH
SYNOPSIS
IN MAY 2012, JIMMY HILAIRE ATTACKED A HOMELESS MAN ON THE
MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY BEFORE BEING KILLED BY POLICE. AS
SENSATIONALIZED DETAILS OF THE ATTACK LEAK TO THE PRESS,
THE "MIAMI ZOMBIE" NEWS STORY QUICKLY GAINS GROUND. ACROSS
TOWN, JIMMY'S BROTHER KENSON IS UNEXPECTEDLY THRUST INTO A
WHIRLWIND WHEN IMAGES OF HIS BROTHER ARE SUDDENLY PLASTERED
ACROSS MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS. PROFOUNDLY SHAKEN, KENSON DIVES
INTO PREPARING JIMMY'S FUNERAL, DISCOVERING THAT TO PRESERVE HIS
BROTHER'S MEMORY HE MUST COMBAT THE SEDUCTIVE LIES TOLD BY
THE MEDIA AND LOCAL HAITIAN CHURCH LEADERS. LOCKED IN THE
STRUGGLE, KENSON IS FORCED TO RECONCILE THE MEMORY OF HIS
LOVING BROTHER WITH THE HARROWING DETAILS OF HIS DEATH.
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