Haiti director knows what death and destruction are about

Set against the backdrop of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, director Guetty Felin's movie, Ayiti Mon Amour, details the struggles of a few choice characters. — AFP PHOTO

Haiti is still reeling from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people, but from the debris of its devastated towns, a nascent film industry has begun to emerge.

At its forefront is Guetty Felin, whose Ayiti Mon Amour, a portrait of a post-quake nation mourning its dead, was recently announced as the Caribbean country’s first ever entry for the foreign film category at the Oscars.