Screening of “Poto Mitan” + Haitian Dance Performance

Thursday, April 2, 2009 6pm – 10pm
In honor of Haiti’s National Women’s Day
Medgar Evers College Film and Culture Series
Founders Auditorium
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(Subway lines 2,3,4 and 5 – Franklin Avenue stop)
Contact for theatre: 715-270-4900

Tèt Ansanm Productions, Medgar Evers College Film and Culture Series, and the School of Professional and Community Development present the New York Premiere of the documentary:
POTO MITAN: HAITIAN WOMEN, PILLARS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY in a celebratory evening of film, music, dance and activism!
Admission: FREE

“A moving and stirring film, showing Haitian women speaking for themselves. A must see!”

- Edwidge Danticat, award-winning author of Brother, I‘m Dying

With performances by Mikerline Afro-Haitian Dance Company and presentations by Haitian Women’s Organizations: Dwa Fanm, Fonkoze, Haitian Women For Haitian Refugees, Habetac, Lambi Fund and others.

• 6:00 pm Doors open
• 6:30 Mikerline Afro-Haitian Dance Company performs
• 7:30 Film screening of POTO MITAN
• 8:30 Discussion with filmmakers & presentations by local Haitian-American organizations
• 9:15 Troupe Mikerline performs again