Documentary / Short / Action
USA / Haiti,
2014, 10 min
Plots(1)
Two hundred years ago, Haitian slaves defeated Napoleon's armies with the same tool used to work the land: the machete. Papa Machete explores a martial art evolved from this victory through the practice of one of its few remaining masters. (Sundance Film Festival)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
- 2015 - Jonathan David Kane (Short Film Grand Jury Prize)