Black Dawn

  • Genre: Animation
  • Run time: 20 min
  • Premiere: 1979. May 15.

Recounts the founding of Haiti through the eyes of two captured African tribespeople, Sili and Simba. Starting with their capture in Africa, the story follows their trans-Atlantic journey on a slave ship to Haiti. There they escape their slavery on a French plantation and join the fight for independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture and Dessaline, ultimately joining in the celebration of the first raising of the Haitian flag.

Discover

Ali Maurice Andre

Narrator (voice)

Directing

Doreen Kraft

Director

Robin Lloyd

Director

Editing

Kathleen DeSimone

Assistant Picture Editor

Mare Earley

Assistant Picture Editor

Debee Rogers

Assistant Picture Editor

Jean Coulages

Consulting Editor

Production

Meri Furnari

Producer

Doreen Kraft

Producer

Robin Lloyd

Producer

Sound

Amos Coulages

Musician

Maritou

Musician

Claude Dauphin

Music Consultant

Writing

Mary Lloyd

Writer

Directing

Doreen Kraft

Director

Robin Lloyd

Director

Editing

Kathleen DeSimone

Assistant Picture Editor

Mare Earley

Assistant Picture Editor

Debee Rogers

Assistant Picture Editor

Jean Coulages

Consulting Editor

Production

Meri Furnari

Producer

Doreen Kraft

Producer

Robin Lloyd

Producer

Sound

Amos Coulages

Musician

Maritou

Musician

Claude Dauphin

Music Consultant

Writing

Mary Lloyd

Writer