Sugar Island

In the Dominican Republic's sugarcane fields, Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager, grapples with an unwanted pregnancy amid the grueling labor that shapes her existence. She confronts heavy family burdens and the looming threat of displacement, while a mysterious theater troupe arrives, revealing the eerie links between historical and contemporary hardships rooted in colonial exploitation. As Makenya fights for her own future, her grandfather seeks justice against ongoing injustices, and the shadow of eviction grows, their story weaves together elements of social realism, spirituality, and Afro-futurism to highlight themes of identity, survival, and the resilient force of cultural memory.