Haitian Filmmaker Elisee Junior St Preux Premieres 'The Tropic Sun and His Eyes' at Tribeca Festival
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Stewart Clarke
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Summary
Elisee Junior St Preux's film 'The Tropic Sun and His Eyes' is set to premiere at the Tribeca Festival. Shot in Haiti's Cap-Haïtien region, the movie follows a young man named Ruben who journeys to reconnect with his estranged father, accompanied by a street kid. St Preux, whose previous short film also debuted at Tribeca, describes this as a landmark moment for Haitian culture and cinema.
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