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This documentary is a digital tapestry of divergent points of view on Haitian contributions to the Dominican Republic.With unprecedented access to both the powerful and the disenfranchised, the film brings to life the true challenges of integrating migrants in host societies. This film has been screened in classrooms and theaters across the country to galvanize conversations about human rights.

“The segments of news reporting seem fairly objective in covering the story as many different perspectives from inside the Dominican Republic are shown… "Human Rights in Quisqueya" is a film that could scare you into doing something... or nothing.” Bruno Gaston. Film Review: Human Rights in Quisqueya. Redding News Review (May 3, 2010).

"This is a poignant documentary about human rights in the Caribbean." Vanessa E. Jones. “Encuentro Diaspora Afro: Screening of Human Rights in Quisqueya.” Living Arts, Boston Globe, Volume 270 and Number 122 (October 30 2006): B4.

“This video contains stunning and revealing footage of verbal and physical attacks on Haitians in Dominican Republic.” Karen Juanita Carrillo. "Kicking the Black Out of DR? Haitians in DR face Race Hatred, Deportations." The New York Amsterdam News, Volume 97 and Number 31 (July 27-August 2, 2006): 2.

THEATRICAL RELEASE
	VENUES OF SCREENING	DATE OF SCREENING
	Times Square Arts Center, 300 West 43rd Street, NYC	August 27, 2006
	Encuentro Diaspora Afro, Boston	November 8, 2006
	Manhattan Neighborhood Network, NYC	June 7, 2007
	No Parking, NYC	July 25, 2007
	La Terraza, Jackson Heights, NYC	November 11, 2007
	NYU Multi-Racial Law Students Association, NYC	May 2, 2008
	Ferguson Library South End Branch, CT	May 17, 2008
	Maysles Cinema, NYC	July 10, 2009
	Broward County Library, FL	October 10, 2009

This film explores practice of cultural diversity in the daily life of multicultural cities in the South, receiving diverse waves of international migrants.

THEATRICAL RELEASE

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DATE OF SCREENING

Maysles Cinema, NYC

April 1, 2010

New York Institute of Technology, NYC

November 18, 2010

“The Challenge of Co-Existence” explores migration within the global south and from the South to the North on the basis of human aspirations for better living conditions. It compares Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic and Dominican migration to Spain. A cast of respected Dominican intellectuals offers historical, social, cultural, political and economic viewpoints on migrant contributions to progress in receiving countries. This title now appears in the collections of New York University, The University of Connecticut and Dartmouth College, among others. The Challenge of Co-Existence was officially selected for screening at Maysles Cinema, a prominent movie venue in Harlem, New York.

THE CHALLENGE OF CO-EXISTENCE

THEATRICAL RELEASE

VENUES OF SCREENING

DATE OF SCREENING

Maysles Cinema

12 January 2009

Doña Carmen, NYC

March 12, 2009

Author: Tigu Guimaraes

Publishers: Centro Caribeno de Cultura y Comunicacíon para el Desarrollo - NYIHA Media. Format: DVD. English narrative with interviews in Spanish with English subtitles, 44 minutes.