On the island of the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, most of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. "The Price of Sugar" follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people, challenging powerful interests profiting from their work. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.
I've had your trailer on my site for some time now, and people are finally seeing it. As someone who has spent time in Haiti, and seen what goes on there (along with what is going on in the D.R.) I am glad to finally see a REAL depiction of their life, for all to understand. Hopefully more will come to aid. Thank you, thank you for what you have done!
From the trailer i can see what a powerful film this is! I had heard about the sugar slavery many years ago. sugar enslaves on all levels. look at how addicted the white drug has made so many who are enslaved to it. i hope to watch the whole film soon, to learn more. Thank you for the vital work. in love&solidarity! barbara
I just posted a trailer to your film in a bulletin so that all in my network will know... thank you for your commitment to bring these issues to light.. ~Danielle
I saw this documentary last week and I have to say it is simply amazing..... I am Dominican myself and I have known about tensions between Dominicans and Haitians, which really saddens me, but the extremities of this situation were unknown until I saw The Price of Sugar. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Im so glad someone made a film about everything happening in the Dominican!! Ive been going for the last two years and it breaks my heart every time!! God bless.
Peace and Blessings, Just wanted to say thanks for the add. And, I will be supporting your documentary. Keep exhuming the truth and knowledge everybody want to keep in the dark.
"How much is too much" is a question corporate organizations exploiting these people and their resources do not want to answer.
what you guys are doing to highlighting the plight of the haitian people is commendable and truly noble. i really respect that. best of luck with everything.
Your film should garner a great deal of attention here in Florida, where Big Sugar is an extremely powerful lobby. The destruction they have wrought on the Everglades is almost unspeakable. Thanks for heightening awareness of this issue!
Endangered Wood Stork in flight over Fred George Basin, April 2007
I can only wish as much success as humanly posible for your current endeavor. It would most defintely be a step in the right direction for my country! Also hope that the battle they will confront you with will only serve to prove the horrors from which their benefiting. Thank you.
