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“We are our own sun.”
– Ousmane Sembene

Mountains
2023 | USA | 95 mins | Haitian Creole, English, Spanish
Directed by Monica Sorelle
Written by Monica Sorelle & Robert Colom
Produced by Robert Colom, p.g.a.

Executive Produced by Rhianon Jones, Tristan Scott-Behrends, Adrienne Becker
Co-Executive Produced by Brent Zachery
Cinematography by Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Edited by Jonathan Cuartas
Original Music by Dyani Douze
Production Design by Helen Peña
Costume Design by Waina Chancy

US/CA Sales: Marissa Frobes, CAA Media Finance
International Sales: Lidia Damatto & Queralt Pons, MORETHAN Films
Publicity: Emma Myers, Fusion Entertainment

While looking for a new home for his family, a Haitian demolition worker is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying Miami neighborhood.

Starring 
Atibon Nazaire, Sheila Anozier, and Chris Renois

Featuring
Serafin Falcon, Roscoè B. Thické III, Yaniel Castillo, Bechir Sylvain, Kerline Alce, Macc Plaise, Karina Bonnefil, Farley Louis, Ovida Alva, Hector Perez, Sydney Presendieu, Elanie Gervil, Weldys Machado, Lina Accius, Pierre Richard Cator, Starr Leavitt, and Rara Lakay

Filmed on location in Little Haiti, Miami

Mountains benefits from a feeling of authenticity and manages to be an enormously impressive feature debut.“ – Pete Hammond, Deadline
“Frames the disappearance of Miami’s Little Haiti with a warm, compassionate gaze recalling the masters of social realism – akin to Roberto Rossellini with the touch of Ousmane Sembène’s lighter films.”  — John Fink, The Film Stage
“Sorelle’s film isn’t necessarily a premature elegy for Little Haiti; it is a quietly moving proclamation of presence.” — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter



Screenings
Tribeca Festival
BlackStar Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Charlotte Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
New Hampshire Film Festival
CinéMartinique Festival
FilmColumbia
AFI Fest
Indie Memphis Film Festival 
New Orleans Film Festival
Black Harvest Film Festival
American Film Festival
Film Fest Knox
TIDE Film Festival
Awards and Honors
Tribeca Festival, Special Jury Mention, U.S. Narrative Feature
BlackStar Film Festival, Audience Award, Best Feature Narrative
Charlotte Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature
Charlotte Film Festival, Best Ensemble Cast 
New Hampshire Film Festival, Grand Jury Award, Narrative
IndieMemphis Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature
Film Fest Knox, American Regional Competition Jury Prize
New Orleans Film Festival, Audeince Award, Narrative Feature,
Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
Deadline
Collider
Letterboxd
The Playlist
The Film Stage
Next Best Picture
The Moveable Fest

Interviews
Roger Ebert

BOMB
SEEN Journal
WLRN Public Media
More to Talk About
Tribeca
Awards Radar
Cinema Femme
The Moveable Fest
The Gotham

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