I've linked to shorter clips from this film before but this is the long version that has much more to it. It's amazing to watch this clip and say 'yeah, I saw this, I was there,' etc. There are quite a few things and people that I recognize but the main part that I wanted to point out is the morgue. For those of you who have read my blog since my trip to Haiti, you'll know that I spent a day working in a morgue that really was completely mentally and emotionally draining. It was something that I was glad I did but I don't think I could do it again. I didn't take pictures so I had to describe with my words exactly what that day was like.
When I first started watching this trailer and it got to the 30 second mark with Raphael pulling on the plastic gloves, I know exactly what was coming next. He was there that day I went out to the hospital, just as he is every week, smoking a cigar, drinking rum, and carrying the dead to a proper resting place. As weird as it was to see these scenes, I'm glad that this weekly ritual made it into the film.
I cannot wait to see this documentary. Just watching this 2 minute trailer today really took my mind back to what I saw in Haiti and, yeah, I kind of miss it. I only hope to return one day.
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