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Papa Machete
Papa Machete

PAPA MACHETE

Directed by Jonathan David Kane
United States, Haiti, 2015
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Two hundred years ago, Haitian slaves defeated Napoleon’s armies with the same tool used to work the land: the machete. Papa Machete explores a martial art evolved from this victory through the practice of one of its few remaining masters.

Synopsis

Two hundred years ago, Haitian slaves defeated Napoleon’s armies with the same tool used to work the land: the machete. Papa Machete explores a martial art evolved from this victory through the practice of one of its few remaining masters.