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BlackStar Festival 2024 - August 1st to 4th BlackStar Festival 2024 - August 1st to 4th
Award Nominee

Short Narrative

Boat People

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Inspired by true events, a Haitian refugee fights to survive the inhuman conditions at Guantánamo Bay.

Directors Spotlight

A picture of a man named Al'Ikens Plancher. He has a calm, contemplative expression on his face. He is captured sitting with his left arm resting on the back of a chair and his right arm crossed over his left shoulder. He has short, close-cut hair and a neatly trimmed beard and mustache. His gaze is directed towards the camera, with a soft, slightly pensive look in his eyes.

Al'Ikens Plancher

Director

Al’Ikens Plancher is a writer-director from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Throughout the years, he’s worked in various positions in TV & Film such as THE CHI (Showtime) and YELLOWSTONE (Paramount Network). His short films have won various awards and screened at a variety of festivals, including winning an HBO Best Short Film competition, and premiering at TRIBECA FESTIVAL. Currently, he is working on his debut feature, Boat People.

  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Country United States
  • Language Haitian Creole, English
  • Director Al'Ikens Plancher
  • Cast Odlenika Joseph, Elizabeth Price, Kimberly Vilbrun-François, Georges “Moumous” Vilson
  • Cinematographer Juan Barriga
  • Composer Darnell Monestime
  • Editor Florencia Portieri
  • Executive Producer Romola Lucas, Lauren Monzon, Yaphet Jackman, Ronald Baez
  • Producer Al’Ikens Plancher, Timothy Mark Davis
  • Production Design Casey Sacco
  • Screenwriter Al’Ikens Plancher
  • Sound Design Dan Abrusci
  • Premiere East Coast

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