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11 set 2007 · Bill Haney’s The Price of Sugar could do without its close-ups of sugar being poured onto a spoon, and would benefit from providing more information about the United States’s close relationship with the Dominican Republic’s sugar trade, which this eye-opening doc vividly illustrates is predicated on ruthless slavery.
A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?
A fiery Spanish priest risks his life to confront modern-day slavery on the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic. Notes: In Spanish, Subtitles in English Director: Bill Haney
28 set 2007 · This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate, at what human cost they are produced and ultimately, where our responsibility lies. The Price of Sugar featuring Paul Newman is streaming with subscription on Hoopla, streaming with subscription on Kanopy, free on Tubi, and 3 others.
Historical drama about two young women in eighteenth-century Suriname. The Price of Sugar brings us a sensitive snapshot of raw, human emotions during slavery. It is 1765 and the young Mini-Mini lives as a slave to her white half-sister Sarith on his father’s sugar plantation in Suriname. As Mini-Mini does everything to make Sarith happy,...
This week, we at IDA are introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeekTM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 17-23. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films-the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far.So, to continue this series of conversations, here is ...
The Price of Sugar is a 2007 Uncommon Productions film directed by Bill Haney and produced by Haney and Eric Grunebaum about exploitation of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic involved with production of sugar, and the efforts of Spanish priest Father Christopher Hartley to ameliorate their situation. It is narrated by actor Paul Newman. The documentary shows the poor working ...
