The Price of Sugar
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The Price of Sugar reveals the exploitation of Haitian immigrants on the Dominican Republic sugar plantations, and the efforts of Spanish priest Father Christopher Hartley to improve their situation.
There are many powerful scenes in this film, the trick was to sift and structure them so the story had a clear arc and didn’t ramble off in many directions. We had planned to tell the tale without narration but when Paul Newman agreed to be narrator that idea was quickly amended.
Directed by William Haney, Produced by Eric Grunebaum
Screened at SXSW March 2007
The Price of Sugar reveals the exploitation of Haitian immigrants on the Dominican Republic sugar plantations, and the efforts of Spanish priest Father Christopher Hartley to improve their situation.
There are many powerful scenes in this film, the trick was to sift and structure them so the story had a clear arc and didn’t ramble off in many directions. We had planned to tell the tale without narration but when Paul Newman agreed to be narrator that idea was quickly amended.
Directed by William Haney, Produced by Eric Grunebaum
Screened at SXSW March 2007
“One of the stand-out documentaries at Austin’s SXSW film festival this past spring was Bill Haney’s The Price of Sugar, a sobering and well-done examination of the unpleasant realities behind the sugar tens of millions of Americans innocently sprinkle over their cereal in the morning. A theatrical release for this often dramatic and riveting film, which sports exceptionally high production values, seems a stretch. But television outlets around the world should give it a look.”
–Daily Screen
“The Price of Sugar, which won an award at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival… is designed to educate, outrage and finally spur viewers to action. That it does so with vibrant visual style and an engaging narrative makes it that rare consciousness-raising film that's not only good for you, but a joy to watch.”
–Washington Post
- Short-list: Academy Award 2008
- Emerging Visions Award: South by Southwest
–Daily Screen
“The Price of Sugar, which won an award at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival… is designed to educate, outrage and finally spur viewers to action. That it does so with vibrant visual style and an engaging narrative makes it that rare consciousness-raising film that's not only good for you, but a joy to watch.”
–Washington Post
- Short-list: Academy Award 2008
- Emerging Visions Award: South by Southwest
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