Liberty in a Soup

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.

Cast & Crew

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Dudley Alexis

Edwidge Danticat

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David Destinoble

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Karenne Cadet

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Wislaine Charles Cadet

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Jean Claude Exulien

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Bayyainah E. Bello

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