Little Haiti, Miami, USA

Little Haiti, Miami, USA

A film by XF Serrano

DIRECTED BY

XF Serrano

WRITTEN BY

XF Serrano

PRODUCED BY

Timothy Mark Davis

CAST

Amarylis Nuñez’s Barrios, Jahmari Pierre

SYNOPSIS

A Cuban woman arrives in Little Haiti with a painting, searching for the man it depicts. She doesn’t know who he is—only that her son painted him and he lives there. Unable to speak English, she enlists a 14-year-old Haitian-American boy for help. Riding his electric scooter, they explore the vibrant neighborhood, showing the painting to locals, hoping to uncover the man’s identity and the reason her son painted him.

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Little Haiti, Miami, USA

DIRECTED BY: XF Serrano

WRITTEN BY: XF Serrano

PRODUCED BY: Timothy Mark Davis

CAST: Amarylis Nuñez's Barrios, Jahmari Pierre

SYNOPSIS:
A Cuban woman arrives in Little Haiti with a painting, searching for the man it depicts. She doesn’t know who he is—only that her son painted him and he lives there. Unable to speak English, she enlists a 14-year-old Haitian-American boy for help. Riding his electric scooter, they explore the vibrant neighborhood, showing the painting to locals, hoping to uncover the man’s identity and the reason her son painted him.