Drama · Dominican Republic · 2025 · 1h 31m

Sugar Island

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Director
Johanne Gómez Terrero
Cast
Yelidá Díaz as Makenya Ruth Emeterio as Filomena Juan Maria Almonte as Grandfather Génesis Piñeyro as Yelidá Diógenes Medina as Leroi Francis Cruz as El Vendedor
Crew
Raúl Barreras — Editor Johanne Gómez Terrero — Writer Fernando Santos Diaz — Producer David Baute — Producer Oliver Rivas — Production Design
Synopsis

An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.

Trailer Sugar Island — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
ritualmigrationspiritualityhairburdenhaitiancolonialismsocial activismunwanted pregnancymotherhoodwoman directorenslavement
Key Collaborators
Johanne Gómez Terrero Director Raúl Barreras Editor Johanne Gómez Terrero Writer Fernando Santos Diaz Producer David Baute Producer Oliver Rivas Production Design
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