Sugar Island
- Director: Johanne Gomez Terrero
- Writer: María Abenia, Johanne Gomez Terrero
- Producer: Rafael García Albizu, David Baute, Fernando Santos Diaz, Gabriel Valencia
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An unwanted pregnancy, triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.
A serpent appears in her path. It is the embodiment of The Mysteries, entities that guide her towards recognizing her earthly power and her awareness in a parallel and Afro-futuristic dimension.
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Cast & Characters
Ruth Emeterio (as Filomena)
Juan Maria Almonte (as Abuelo)
Diogenes Medina (as Leroi)
Yelidá Díaz (as Makenya)
Génesis Piñeyro (as Yelidá)