Sweet Micky For President

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.

Mimis Boutiq 4th Annual Fashion Show

On February 8th, I had the opportunity to attend Mimi’s Boutiq 4th Annual Fashion Show. The show was held at the Newport Beachside Hotel in Sunny Isles Beach, Fl. In previous years, modèl yo te defile at Moca Cafe, a popular Haitian restaurant/Night club in North Miami, but with the show’s growing buzz it was necessary to find a much larger space.

The Lovely Emeline Michel

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting a Haitian Kompa Music Legend, Ms Emeline Michel. She was in Miami, Fl filming the music video for her newest single.

I was invited to join the crew on set to get some behind the scenes shots; though I had some ulterior motives. I may have had a crush on her once upon a time and may have been trying to slip her my number. Sssshhh don't tell anyone I admitted that LOL!

Ayiti Cheri

Ayiti Cheri is a poem I wrote in February of 2010 after the devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Still in shock and hurting for all the lives lost and damage wrought, I wrote this poem to try and express how I felt. Hope you all enjoy.

7.0

January 12, 2015 marked five years since Haiti was ravaged by a 7.0 earthquake. On January 10, 2010 I had just walked into work at about 5pm. Instead of the hugs and high fives I was accustomed to, I was greeted by the sobs of my co-worker Marie. With her face tear stained and eyes blood shot red, the only words she could muster in response to my queries were Ayiti krazay. A quick visit to my Facebook newsfeed coupled with texts from family members caught me up on what was happening around me. Ayiti, in fact had krazay-ed (a little Crenglish for you).