Multi-talented powerhouses Edwidge Danticat and Michèle Voltaire Marcelin deliver outstanding performances in Patricia Benoit’s debut film, Wòch nan Solèy (Stones in the sun).
The movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival recently. Audiences in the DC Metro area had a chance to see the poignant story on the big screen at the AFI Theater in Silver Spring. There was not a single empty seat in the house.
The film’s title is taken from one of Haiti’s countless proverbs: Wòch nan rivyè pa konn afè wòch nan solèy (Stones in the river cannot know the problem of stones in the sun). Benoit could not have chosen a better title.
Stones in the Sun is packed with irony so raw; the characters are so impeccably realized that I felt more like an accomplice than an audience member. There were moments when I wanted to jump into the screen to warn the characters of impending trouble. After an emotional roller-coaster ride came the realization that it was, indeed, only a movie. But it is the kind of film that stays with you for a long time.
By the time the credits began to roll, I could not wait to ask Edwidge and Michèle a few questions about their movie-making experiences and performances. Both actresses shared their thoughts with me about Stones. Check out the VoicesfromHaiti INNERviews with the screen-sisters of Stones in the Sun.
INNERview with Edwidge Danticat
INNERview with Michèle Voltaire Marcelin
For more information about Haitian director Patricia Benoit and her new film, Stone in the Sun, follow this link. http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/stones_in_the_sun-film41551.html
Check out previous VoicesfromHaiti INNERviews with E. Danticat and M. V. Marcelin; M. V. Marcelin Part 2