Sugar Island (film)
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María Abenia
Fernando Santos Diaz
| Sugar Island | |
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| Directed by | Johanné Gómez Terrero |
| Written by | Johanné Gómez Terrero María Abenia |
| Produced by | David Baute Fernando Santos Diaz |
| Starring | Yelidá Díaz |
| Cinematography | Alván Prado |
| Edited by | Raúl Barreras |
| Music by | Jonay Armas |
Production companies | Guasábara Cine Tinglado Films |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | Dominican Republic Spain |
| Languages | Haitian Creole Spanish |
Sugar Island is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Johanné Gómez Terrero.[1] It stars Yelidá Díaz as Makenya, a 14-year-old Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in a sugarcane community and is forced to begin her journey to adulthood after becoming pregnant.[2]
Makenya is a 14-year-old teenager who, after becoming pregnant, is forced to grow up by her family's fury, while her grandfather joins the protests for the right to a pension and a group of women rescue the history of their slave ancestors.[3]
Cast
- Yelidá Díaz as Makenya
- Juan Maria Almonte as Grandfather
- Diogenes Medina as Leroi
- Ruth Emeterio as Filomena
- Xiomara Rodríguez as Doctor
- Francis Cruz as The Seller
- Génesis Piñeyro as Yelidá
- Keven Carvajal as Chinese in the chicken
- Marivel Contreras
Production
Principal photography took place in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[4]
Release
Sugar Island had its world premiere on September 5, 2024, at the 81st Venice International Film Festival,[5] then screened on October 18, 2024, at the 68th BFI London Film Festival,[6] on November 6, 2025, at the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival,[7] on November 9, 2025, at the 35th Stockholm International Film Festival,[8] on November 12, 2025, at the 73rd International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg,[9] on March 19, 2025, at the 28th Málaga Film Festival,[10] on June 21, 2025, at the 27th Taipei Film Festival,[11] and on August 24, 2025, at the 29th Lima Film Festival.[12] Patra Spanou Film acquired international sales rights.[13]
The film was released commercially on March 21, 2025 in Spanish theaters,[14] and a limited theatrical release on May 29, 2025, in the Dominican Republic.[15]