Rachelle Salnave-Filmmaker, DUAL CITIZEN - Eugenia Charles - Konbit Lakay WPFW RADIO

From Little Haiti to the Nation's Capital.

This past Saturday, DUAL CITIZEN screened at the D.C. Caribbean FilmFest, a festival founded by advocates led by Dr. Claire Nelson, Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies. Recognizing the power of film to build cultural understanding, the festival has spent more than two decades using cinema to strengthen connections between the Caribbean and the wider world.Their efforts helped elevate Caribbean voices and contributed to the movement that led to the official recognition of Caribbean Heritage Month.

Today, in partnership with the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre, the festival continues to showcase some of the most compelling contemporary stories from across the Caribbean.

I was deeply honored that DUAL CITIZEN was selected to represent Haiti this year.

More than 100 audience members attended, including attorneys, elected officials, cultural leaders, educators, organizers, members of the Haitian community, and Haiti's Ambassador to the United States.

If you missed the screening, there is one more opportunity to see the film.

🎬 Encore Screening

Thursday, June 11 at 5:00 PM

AFI Silver Theatre

Silver Spring, Maryland

ABOVE - The audience for DUAL CITIZEN at the DC Caribbean FilmFest. An evening of reflection, dialogue, and community as we explored Haiti, citizenship, family, and the relationship between homeland and diaspora.

BELOW - Ambassador Lionel Delatour, Ambassador of Haiti to the United States; Hülya Miclisse-Polat, Canadian attorney and Haiti advocate; filmmaker Rachelle Salnave; and Eugenia Charles, host of Konbit Lakay on WPFW 89.3 FM.

ON THE ROAD

Dual Citizen continues its journey from city to city, bringing audiences together for conversations about Haiti, family, identity, and citizenship.

For now, the only way to experience the film is in person.

Please help us spread the word.

Now on view through October 4.

Part of the South Florida Cultural Consortium, my installation, Parlons Peu… (Talk Little), is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami.

Rooted in my family's history, the installation brings together photographs, archival materials, a published book, and recorded testimony to examine migration from Haiti not as choice, but as consequence. Centered on the story of my uncle Arnold Salnave and the generations that preceded him, the work explores political action, inherited consequence, and the decisions that shape a family's future.



If you're in South Florida, I hope you'll stop by and experience it.

📍 MOCA North Miami

📅 On view through October 4, 2026