documentary film

Leola Hampton and Linda Stark never talked about it. They never asked each other if they were okay. It’s understandable, given the trauma the sisters endured.

For years, art museums and their critics have discussed repatriation. In the art world, repatriation is the act of returning controversially acquired artifacts to their home countries. “Controversially acquired” is really a euphemism for stolen and looted art typically acquired during times of conflict like war and colonization.

As the month of May, Haitian Heritage Month, comes to a close, a documentary by Jacquil Constant seeks to put Haitian art at the forefront of conversation.