Haiti Cultural Exchange and the team behind “The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes South” present a special community screening of this pivotal documentary followed by a discussion with filmmaker Alain Martin.

Friday, February 20, 2026
Doors: 6:00pm
Screening: 6:30pm

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum Theater
145 Brooklyn Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

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FREE

Donations welcome
Registration required.

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About the Film

100 years after the Haitian Revolution, the people of Haiti find themselves once again having to defend their liberty, this time against a powerful neighbor: the United States.

What happens when the oppressor becomes your salvation? Through a letter to his grandfather, a Haitian filmmaker revisits the U.S. occupation of Haiti, unraveling the paradox of a man who longed for American rule and a nation scarred by it. Blending intimate memory with sweeping history, the film confronts exile, love, and the uneasy truths at the heart of freedom.

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About HCX | Haiti Film Fest Pop Up Series

This special film screening is part of the Haiti Film Fest Pop Up Series offering more intimate opportunities to engage with the filmmakers and deepen connection to the themes explored on screen.

Haiti Film Fest is the only New York City film festival devoted to Haiti-focused cinema and Haitian filmmakers. Launched in 2011, the festival screens motion pictures in many genres and formats, ranging from documentary shorts to extended narrative film. Presenting these films to a broad audience, Haiti Film Fest is also an opportunity for the Haitian community to see itself represented in this vital and prevalent medium.

This event is presented in collaboration & support from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Diaspora Community Services, Kinfolk Tech, the Fund for Haitian Women, and NYC Council Member Rita Joseph.