Comments on: Haiti Film – Watch ‘The Road to Fondwa’ Haiti Documentary http://www.roadtofondwa.org Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:19:01 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Ricard http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-18 John Ricard Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:51:41 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-18 This is a great movie! Really tells their story. This is a great movie! Really tells their story.

]]> By: Martha http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-15 Martha Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:42:57 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-15 I was in Fondwa in 1998! What a blessing to know that a University has been built to educated the Haitians. When I was there, we visited and worked in a beautiful clinic building. I pray that it is still standing after the earthquake! The people of Fondwa were incredibly wonderful to work with. We visited a bakery and bought bread. I miss Haiti! I miss Fondwa! I pray that the Haitians will stay strong and rebuild. God bless the Haitians! I was in Fondwa in 1998! What a blessing to know that a University has been built to educated the Haitians. When I was there, we visited and worked in a beautiful clinic building. I pray that it is still standing after the earthquake! The people of Fondwa were incredibly wonderful to work with. We visited a bakery and bought bread. I miss Haiti! I miss Fondwa! I pray that the Haitians will stay strong and rebuild. God bless the Haitians!

]]> By: Dick Bernard http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-14 Dick Bernard Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:11 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-14 Road to Fondwa is an absolutely marvelous film, providentially completed before the January 12 earthquake demolished the place and many of the people of Fondwa and area. It is a film about wonderful people living life in a rural part of Haiti but nonetheless intertwined with places like Cite Soleil. It conveys hope, and not only that, the people are a positive example for all of us. I highly recommend it for group showings and fundraisers. I recognized a face in the film, Fr. Joseph, who is Fr. Joseph Philippe, the founder of Fonkoze, the micro-finance group in which I am active, and which will be integral to the recovery of Haiti. But Fonkoze is not mentioned in the film: the focus is on Father Joseph's community, Fondwa, now in ruins. Fondwa needs our help. Nonetheless, I'd recommend, also, a visit to www.fonkoze.org, AFTER a generous contribution to Fondwa. THANK YOU, MESI, to the producers of this film. Road to Fondwa is an absolutely marvelous film, providentially completed before the January 12 earthquake demolished the place and many of the people of Fondwa and area. It is a film about wonderful people living life in a rural part of Haiti but nonetheless intertwined with places like Cite Soleil. It conveys hope, and not only that, the people are a positive example for all of us. I highly recommend it for group showings and fundraisers.

I recognized a face in the film, Fr. Joseph, who is Fr. Joseph Philippe, the founder of Fonkoze, the micro-finance group in which I am active, and which will be integral to the recovery of Haiti. But Fonkoze is not mentioned in the film: the focus is on Father Joseph’s community, Fondwa, now in ruins. Fondwa needs our help.

Nonetheless, I’d recommend, also, a visit to http://www.fonkoze.org, AFTER a generous contribution to Fondwa.

THANK YOU, MESI, to the producers of this film.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-13 Sarah Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:45:33 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-13 Thank you for this beautiful ticket to Haiti. Past the images that bombard our television screen, this documentary filled me with a true sense of HOPE. I am currently teaching a course called Contemporary Global Literature at a high school in Connecticut, and in studying Danticat and "the butterfly's way", an anthology of Haitian authors, I was trying to find a documentary to give my students a visual of Haiti. The Road to Fondwa has been an invigorating expereince. This documentary has not only made the recent tragedies more real, but has given me new hope in the human spirit. Although Haiti is a nation that has struggled and will continue to struggle, the people, the landscape, the history; all of these things give me a reason to keep my head high for the future. Through this documentary, hope has been rekindled. Fondwa and its people are a model for not only Haiti but for our global community. Thank you for this beautiful ticket to Haiti. Past the images that bombard our television screen, this documentary filled me with a true sense of HOPE.
I am currently teaching a course called Contemporary Global Literature at a high school in Connecticut, and in studying Danticat and “the butterfly’s way”, an anthology of Haitian authors, I was trying to find a documentary to give my students a visual of Haiti. The Road to Fondwa has been an invigorating expereince. This documentary has not only made the recent tragedies more real, but has given me new hope in the human spirit. Although Haiti is a nation that has struggled and will continue to struggle, the people, the landscape, the history; all of these things give me a reason to keep my head high for the future. Through this documentary, hope has been rekindled. Fondwa and its people are a model for not only Haiti but for our global community.

]]> By: Holly Cotter http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-12 Holly Cotter Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:14:57 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-12 I just finished watching this video, and reading the letter update from Fr. Joseph, and it has brought tears to my eyes. The hope, the dedication, the vision, and the time all those people put into making things better... and then to have it taken away overnight. Getting to know those people thru the video has made this tragedy even more real to me. And, I'm left with a sense of sadness at what has been lost, endless awe of the strength and dedication shown by the people in the film, and a heart full of hope that things will be rebuilt even better than before. Thank you for sharing the Haitian situation in such a loving way, and for showing all of us that there is ALWAYS a way each individual can make a difference. I just finished watching this video, and reading the letter update from Fr. Joseph, and it has brought tears to my eyes.

The hope, the dedication, the vision, and the time all those people put into making things better… and then to have it taken away overnight. Getting to know those people thru the video has made this tragedy even more real to me. And, I’m left with a sense of sadness at what has been lost, endless awe of the strength and dedication shown by the people in the film, and a heart full of hope that things will be rebuilt even better than before.

Thank you for sharing the Haitian situation in such a loving way, and for showing all of us that there is ALWAYS a way each individual can make a difference.

]]> By: Ryan @ Red Cross in DC http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-11 Ryan @ Red Cross in DC Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:48:43 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-11 GREAT EVENT tonight (1-18-10) in Washington DC. Thanks for putting it on. Your all great people. GREAT EVENT tonight (1-18-10) in Washington DC. Thanks for putting it on. Your all great people.

]]> By: Tjebbe van Tijen http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-10 Tjebbe van Tijen Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:49:33 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-10 Just tried to look at your Road to Fondwa documentary... on vimeo... als half way there were many technical problems... could have been the traffic (that would be a good sign)... but maybe it is a technical problem.... can you check it? it start when the lady tells about her work on the market.... digital blocks fill the screen, sound stutters , later the complete sound falls out... I like to post a small description of your video as I liked your approach to show the back country.... as another focus than the bidonville misery... I prefer the vimeo format over the Youtube... as your movie needs the high resolution Just tried to look at your Road to Fondwa documentary… on vimeo… als half way there were many technical problems… could have been the traffic (that would be a good sign)… but maybe it is a technical problem…. can you check it? it start when the lady tells about her work on the market…. digital blocks fill the screen, sound stutters , later the complete sound falls out…

I like to post a small description of your video as I liked your approach to show the back country…. as another focus than the bidonville misery…

I prefer the vimeo format over the Youtube… as your movie needs the high resolution

]]> By: Ray Torres http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-9 Ray Torres Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:27:46 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-9 Thanks, Justin. I want to show this at my church. For update on Fondwa check out www.piphaiti.org Thanks, Justin. I want to show this at my church. For update on Fondwa check out http://www.piphaiti.org

]]> By: Adam Starr http://www.roadtofondwa.org/#comment-8 Adam Starr Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:12:36 +0000 http://fondwa.org/?page_id=358#comment-8 The Road to Fondwa is an astounding triumph for any documentarian, especially the young team of first time filmmakers behind Fondwa. The film is both inspiring and informative, beautifully photographed, paced, and worth watching again with family and friends. You can't consider yourself a global citizen if you fail to learn about and help other members of your larger community. Watching the The Road to Fondwa is one such avenue to that empowerment. The Road to Fondwa is an astounding triumph for any documentarian, especially the young team of first time filmmakers behind Fondwa. The film is both inspiring and informative, beautifully photographed, paced, and worth watching again with family and friends. You can’t consider yourself a global citizen if you fail to learn about and help other members of your larger community. Watching the The Road to Fondwa is one such avenue to that empowerment.

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