Edouard has been living in Port-au-Prince with just his daughter Zara for five years. Since his wife left, his daughter and him have only received a cassette from her, and that was a long time ago. After years of absence, what can we expect from a distant love?
Dreams like paper boats
Samuel Suffren
Haiti 2024
19′
Direction
Samuel Suffren is a Haitian director and producer. He directed a trilogy of short films inspired by the story of his father. The first film, “Agwe” (2022), was selected at Locarno and won the Best Diaspora Film at FESPACO. “Dreams Like Paper Boats” (2024) is the second film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “Blue Heart” (2025), the final part, is presented at Cannes (Quinzaine des Cinéastes).
Samuel is currently working on his first feature documentary, Lòtbò, and is also developing a feature fiction film, “Je m’appelle Nina Shakira”.
