Papa Machete
2014•11m•6.0•Released
ActionDocumentary
Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire Machet'. The film documents a proud, but aging man's devotion to his heritage and his desire to continue tradition.
Director
Jonathan David Kane
Writer
Keisha Rae Witherspoon
Languages
Haitian; Haitian Creole
Studio
Borscht Corp.
Cast
Alfred Avril
Himself
Production
Company
Borscht Corp.
Company
Coffee and Celluloid Productions
Company
Third Horizon
Producer
Keisha Rae Witherspoon
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