The US killed a million pigs 'for your own good' — Haiti never recovered.
In the 1980s, a swine flu crossed the Haitian-Dominican border and started to affect the Creole pig, an important commodity in Haiti. The flu also threatened livestock in the United States. As a preemptive measure, the USAID in conjunction with the Haitian government proceeded to exterminate all Creole pigs from the island, leading to a crushing economic blow for an already impoverished country.
Direction
Dudley Alexis lets survivors speak while empire squirms.
Editing
Archival cruelty cuts straight — no narration needed.
Production
Rare access to farmers still naming their debt.
Director
Dudley Alexis
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