“The Agronomist” ,Jonathan Demme, 2004, 90min. classic film about Jean Leopold Dominique who hosted Radio Haiti-Inter, Haiti’s first independent radio station. Jonathan Demme puts together this documentary with historical footage and interviews. The result is a serious recount of Haiti during its numerous regimes and regime changes.

Radio Haiti-Inter was Radio Haiti in 1960 and in 1969, it became Radio Haiti-Inter.Broadcast finally ended three years after the assassination of Jean Dominique. His broadcasts were primarily a call for the struggle of democracy and he was able to capture the feelings of those who were poor and powerless.

It is a remarkable account of Jean Dominique and his radio hosting days is that his struggle was able to last as long as it lasted. While almost a majority of any repressive society would silence its critics, Radio Haiti-Inter wasn’t silenced for decades. Even after his assassination, his wife and fellow journalist, Michèle Montas, tried to keep the radio broadcast going until it finally collapsed.

The Agronomist Sunday 4/11 at 3PM at the A. J. Muste Institute located at 339 Lafayette Street Buzzer 11 New York City, NY

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