The 32nd Edition of the Miami International Film Festival presented by Miami Dade College was held on March 6-15, 2015. This year's edition boasted over 100 films from more than 40 countries. Now it was impossible for me to see them all but I definitely watched some of the films that caught my attention. Being Haitian-American, one in particular stood out to me. The documentary was entitled, Sweet Micky for President. It was the behind the scenes look at how the President of Haiti, Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly went from being the self proclaimed President of Kompas to the President of Haiti.The film was directed by Ben Patterson and produced, to my surprise, by Pras Michel of the Fugees.
It turns out that Pras was the mastermind behind the whole thing. He convinced Sweet Micky that he was the new leader the people wanted and needed. He believed Michel was young, charismatic and could lead the country passed the devastation of the 2010 earthquake and into a future of prosperity. Fast-forward to the present and critiques may agree or disagree, but at the time Pras and Michel banded together to begin a historic and very eventful campaign. The film explores aspects of betrayal, political corruption, the devastation caused by the earthquake and the strength of a people abused but not broken.
