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Sugar Island

Sugar Island (2025)

March 21, 2025 (DO) • Drama • 91m

Overview

An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.

Director

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Writer

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Top Billed

Yelidá Díaz

Keywords

ritual migration spirituality hair burden haitian colonialism social activism unwanted pregnancy motherhood woman director enslavement dominican sugarcane granddaughter juxtapositions queer black identity prose youth latin american teenager sugar first feature

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Top Billed Cast

Yelidá Díaz

Yelidá Díaz

Makenya

Ruth Emeterio

Ruth Emeterio

Filomena

Juan Maria Almonte

Juan Maria Almonte

Grandfather

Génesis Piñeyro

Génesis Piñeyro

Yelidá

Diógenes Medina

Diógenes Medina

Leroi

Francis Cruz

Francis Cruz

El Vendedor

Xiomara Rodríguez

Xiomara Rodríguez

Doctora

Keven Carvajal

Keven Carvajal

Chino en el picapollo

Crew

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Director

Oliver Rivas

Oliver Rivas

Production Design

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Johanne Gómez Terrero

Writer

Homer Mora

Homer Mora

Sound

David Baute

David Baute

Producer

Palma Ruiz

Palma Ruiz

Costumer

Raúl Barreras

Raúl Barreras

Editor

Jonay Armas

Jonay Armas

Music

Fernando Santos Diaz

Fernando Santos Diaz

Producer

Alván Prado

Alván Prado

Cinematography

Gagá de la 30

Gagá de la 30

Music

María Abenia

María Abenia

Co-Writer

Rafael García Albizu

Rafael García Albizu

Executive Producer

Gabriel Valencia

Gabriel Valencia

Executive Producer

Oliver Rivas Madera

Oliver Rivas Madera

Production Designer

Braulio Gil

Braulio Gil

Assistant Set Decoration

Yolanny Mendoza

Yolanny Mendoza

Set Dresser

Palma Ruiz

Palma Ruiz

Costume Designer

Irene Abreu

Irene Abreu

Production Manager

Cristian Mojica

Cristian Mojica

Unit Production Manager

Paula Bilbao Aragon

Paula Bilbao Aragon

First Assistant Director

Yinna De La Cruz

Yinna De La Cruz

First Assistant Director

Neury Laurencio

Neury Laurencio

Second Assistant Director

Joan Oliva

Joan Oliva

Assistant Set Decoration

José Homer Mora Acosta

José Homer Mora Acosta

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

José Homer Mora Acosta

José Homer Mora Acosta

Sound Designer

José Homer Mora Acosta

José Homer Mora Acosta

Sound Recordist

Crisfel Jiménez Contreras

Crisfel Jiménez Contreras

Utility Sound

Marie Jiménez

Marie Jiménez

Boom Operator

Jesús René Romero Parisca

Jesús René Romero Parisca

Boom Operator

Rene Romero

Rene Romero

Boom Operator

Omar Caballero Pimentel

Omar Caballero Pimentel

Gaffer

Jose Miguel Soto Mariano

Jose Miguel Soto Mariano

Dolly Grip

Eduardo Pérez Toral

Eduardo Pérez Toral

Lighting Production Assistant

Carlos Rodríguez

Carlos Rodríguez

Still Photographer

Olga Valdez

Olga Valdez

Casting Assistant

Astri Galván

Astri Galván

Assistant Costume Designer

Kira Luciano

Kira Luciano

Costume Assistant

Kira Luciano

Kira Luciano

Wardrobe Assistant

Hillary Vicente

Hillary Vicente

Set Costumer

Jorge Guimerá

Jorge Guimerá

Production Assistant

Diego Steffens

Diego Steffens

Sound

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Original Language

ES

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$2,028

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