In 1979 Maurice Bishop led the first popular revolution in the
English-speaking Caribbean. The “Revo” attracted workers from around the
world, including Fannie Haughton, who moved to the island in 1983 with
her two young children from Oakland, California to take up a position in
the ministry of education. Only months later, however, following the
assassination of Bishop and several of his comrades, the United States
staged a military invasion. Haughton and her children were forced to
flee Grenada. In 1999 Haughton’s son, Damani Baker, returned to the
island with his mother and began shooting a documentary film. The House
on Coco Road is the story of Fannie Haughton and a group of tireless
women who put their lives on the line, daring to build a different type
of country, and a better world.
Preceded by the short film:
AUNTIE
Directed by Lisa Harewood | 2013 | 15 minutes | Barbados | English
When
a barrel arrives from London bearing an unwelcome parcel, a caregiver
makes a hasty decision that risks destroying her special bond with a
beloved child.