Upcoming Events
Island Lecture Series:
FILM SCREENING: N’AP Boule (Through the Barricades) with Alexandrine Benjamin
When: January 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Faculty Lounge, Main Building, University of Prince Edward Island
Description: To begin our the Island Lecture Series for 2025, the Institute of Island Studies will be screening the short movie N’AP Boule (Through the Barricades), including a virtual facilitated conversation with the filmmaker.
Film Synopsis: In the midst of the treacherous social protests that have paralyzed Haiti for months, a modest couple must face blocked roads and murderous gangs in the hope of finding a place to give birth safely.
Biography: Alexandrine Benjamin is a Haitian filmmaker, and holds a master’s degree in film production from the University of Greenwich in England. Her works mostly focus on social justice issues such as human rights, gender violence, and insecurity. She recently directed N’AP Boule, an award-winning short film that tells the heartbreaking story of a Haitian pregnant couple looking for a safe place to give birth in the midst of the Haitian socio-political movement “peyilòk”. For more than five years, Ms. Benjamin acted as project manager for Lakou Kajou, an engaging media program produced by the small American media Blue Butterfly which raises awareness among Haitian children about literacy and maths, but more importantly about how to solve problems. The filmmaker is now producing her first feature film “O Negatif”, promoting the full emancipation and inclusion of people living with HIV around the world. Alexandrine believes that education is the path to a better future for her home country, Haiti; and if her art can be a tool to this end, it is the way to go.
Turning the Tide 2025: Abstract submissions are now closed. Check back for updates!
The third Turning the Tide conference circles from Aruba to Prince Edward Island and promises to connect researchers, practitioners, and people who care about islands and climate change in different ways.
Visit https://projects.upei.ca/unescochair/turningthetide2025/ to access the Call for Abstracts, Keynote Speaker announcements, and more details over the next few months, and to get in touch with any questions about the conference!