Bound by Haiti

In the documentary Bound by Haiti the story of two inspirational men is told about their struggles in the effort to save Haiti from its current state. John Bougher and Roman Safiullin capture the obstacles and crisis that Haiti finds itself in today. Through this documentary, the audience connects with the main characters American Aaron Jackson and Haitian John Dieubon. In their story, Aaron and John have not only formed a beautiful friendship but also work together to move Haiti in a positive direction. Aaron spends most of his time in the United States raising money thru his non-profit organization that works to de-worm the children of Haiti. Meanwhile, John spends most of his time in Haiti in charge of an orphanage with children who have no family and nowhere to stay as well as building a school to demonstrate that there is still hope for the people of Haiti. That one day they can move forward. The documentary also captures a moment of great tragedy when Haiti was struck by an earthquake with a catastrophic magnitude of 7.0Mw. This film demonstrates that there are still people who are determined to bring change into Haiti so that it can one day become a stronger more united Haiti. It is also a message to countries around the world that Haiti needs our help to move forward.

After the screening of the film, John and Roman voiced their opinions on the issues of how to execute scenes for their documentary and when to put subtitles so that the audience could understand John Dieubon. During the earthquake scenes, John and Roman strategically showed the chaos in which the country was in as well as the falling buildings and the dead people around the streets under the buildings. John and Roman were able to portray these scenes in a tasteful manner where it was not demeaning to those who had lost their lives.