Haitian Woman Judged by Bible Instead of Law Focus of Documentary ‘Job 1:21,’ Winner of Visions du Réel Award

Samuel Suffren’s feature debut follows former inmates exposing abuses in Haiti’s prison system amid escalating violence

By Lise Pedersen

Lise Pedersen

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Haitian filmmaker Samuel Suffren’s debut feature “Job 1:21,” unveiled in the Work-in-Progress section of Visions du Réel, Switzerland’s leading documentary film festival, is already gaining traction on the industry circuit, picking up one of the top prizes at the market forum.

The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.

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