Death By a Thousand Cuts: Screening and conversation with Juan Mejia
Lauder College House
3355 Woodland walk
Media Room 111
Film Description
The brutal murder of a Dominican Park Ranger on the Haiti-Dominican Republic border triggers a suspenseful investigation that points to the bigger issues of deforestation, illegal wood charcoal trade and xenophobia. With stunning cinematography, the film explores the complex socio-political and environmental consequences of killing the Dominican forests, one cut at a time.