FATAL ASSISTANCE director Raoul Peck
FATAL ASSISTANCE is a provocative study of the downside of good do-ism in catastrophic
situations A critical look at the role NGO's play and the influence
of international politics (Bill Clinton) and corporation's branding
of "good works". Peck asks hard questions about what
happened with the billions of dollars raised to "help"
Haiti. In FATAL ASSISTANCE he asks: what actual role did
Haitians and their elected officials have in Haiti's recovery? It
challenges the donors, be they individuals, corporations or
government to follow what happens with their donations. Here Peck, a
world recognized and awarded film maker (Lumumba, The Death of a
Prophet and a Haitian artist who once was,
for a brief time
Minister of Culture in the 90's FATAL ASSISTANCE challenges
all donors to follow the money His expose of what happened with the
billions of dollars donated, who made the decisions on how to spend
it, how much actually came into Haiti and how much was actually
taken out. Not easy questions but important ones, not only in Haiti
but other recent catastrophes where the world's population stepped up
to rescue people and countries in serious trouble. Challenging, yes.
Troubling, yes but Raoul Peck raises his questions with integrity,
cinematic spectacle and, surprisingly, with poetic lyricism by using
two voices overs that bring insightful clarity to the complex issues
he raises and those voices resonate with both humanity and dismay.
See it because it is about Haiti. See it because it is about all
disasters where outside intervention comes in to rescue the impacted population and the tensions aid creates.
Watch the trailer
for a brief time
Minister of Culture in the 90's FATAL ASSISTANCE challenges
all donors to follow the money His expose of what happened with the
billions of dollars donated, who made the decisions on how to spend
it, how much actually came into Haiti and how much was actually
taken out. Not easy questions but important ones, not only in Haiti
but other recent catastrophes where the world's population stepped up
to rescue people and countries in serious trouble. Challenging, yes.
Troubling, yes but Raoul Peck raises his questions with integrity,
cinematic spectacle and, surprisingly, with poetic lyricism by using
two voices overs that bring insightful clarity to the complex issues
he raises and those voices resonate with both humanity and dismay.
See it because it is about Haiti. See it because it is about all
disasters where outside intervention comes in to rescue the impacted population and the tensions aid creates.Watch the trailer
limited one week engagement LINCOLN CENTER feb 28-March 6th 2014
Post screening QA Lincoln Center
Post screening QA Lincoln Center
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