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Blue Heart

Samuel SUFFREN

Quinzaine 2025 | Short film | 15 min | Haiti, France |

World premiere

Marianne and Pétion live in Haiti and wait impatiently for a call from their son in the USA. The promise of the American dream now seems to elude them, as the line between hope and reality becomes increasingly blurred.

Artistic & technical sheet

Contacts

With

Marie Diana (Marianne), Arnold Joseph (Pétion), Samuel Suffren (Samuel)

Screenplay

Samuel Suffren

Sound

Pablo Dali Bonnely, Roodie Rigaud Marcelin

Music

Mèsi Bondye by Tamara Suffren

Photography

Samuel Suffren

Editing

Samuel Suffren

Production design

Baptiste James, Leonica Pierre Maintus

A Haitian director and producer, Samuel Suffren has made a trilogy of short films inspired by the story of his father. The first film, Agwe, was selected at Locarno and won the Best Diaspora Film at FESPACO. Dreams Like Paper Boats is the second film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Blue Heart is the final part. Samuel is currently working on his first feature documentary, Lòtbò, and is also developing a feature fiction film, Je m'appelle Nina Shakira.