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Coming Soon: Stateless
In 1937 the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo issued orders to kill Haitians living on the Dominican Republic's northwestern border. Driven by anti-Black racism, Trujillo's dictate ultimately caused the deaths of tens of Dominicans of Haitian descent. Decades later, in 2013, the Dominican Republic's Supreme Court passed legislation stripping the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents retroactive to 1929, rendering over 200,000 people stateless.

Michèle Stephenson's newest documentary Stateless ([link removed]) takes place in the aftermath of the 2013 ruling, exploring the complex history of the two countries' politics while following a young Dominican attorney named Rosa Iris as she launches a grassroots campaign, taking on electoral corruption and advocating social justice. Stateless broadcasts Monday July 19th at 10pm on PBS (check local listings ([link removed]) ) and streaming at pov.org.


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Engage With The Issues

Events & panels featuring the filmmakers in conversation with artists, scholars and activists
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On July 19th at 7pm ET join WQED, Dir. Michèle Stephenson, Rosa Iris and Andrés Franco, Director of City of Asylum, for a sneak peak and discussion of Stateless before it makes its national television debut. Register here. ([link removed])

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On June 26th Stephenson joined a panel put on by Blackstar Projects centered around which aesthetic, practical, and ethical concerns they find themselves grappling with politically and personally as filmmakers.

In The News
Select press coverage, interviews and related stories
* "Dominican Republic's enduring history of racism against Haitians explored in 'Stateless'" - feature in NBC News ([link removed])
* “Speaking of titanic works, the top spot on this year’s Tribeca preview goes to one of the year’s best films.” - review in Criterioncast ([link removed])
* “I Am the Darker Brother” - interview with Rosa Iris in NACLA ([link removed])
* "America's collective amnesia in Haiti" - Post Reports in Washington Post ([link removed])
* "Thought you were a citizen? Dominican Republic changes the rules" - feature in Christian Science Monitor ([link removed])

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