The 4th edition of the DRGFF opened in Nagua with its Green Carpet, and the attendance of Mr. Omar de la Cruz, event director, and the filmmakers of the Jean Gentil feature film.

The Fourth Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) was inaugurated Tuesday night, the 16th, in the city of Nagua, with the screening of the feature film Jean Gentil, a co-production of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Germany, following the ceremony that took place at 7:00 pm.

The official inauguration and screening took place at Nagua’s Regional University Center (CURNA) headquarters.

The ceremony and the screening were attended by Omar de la Cruz, director of the DR Global Film Festival, Israel Cárdenas director of the feature film Jean Gentil, the main actors: Jean Remy, Paul Henri Presumé and Yanmarco King, as well as important representatives of the Nagua province; Mr Julian Guzman, Cultural Officer, and Dr. Ramon Henriquez Amparo, director of Nagua’s Regional University Center (CURNA).

Jean Gentil is one of 47 high-quality productions that the DRGFF is presenting in its 4th edition, which began on Tuesday the 16th and will conclude on the 22nd of November, and simultaneously takes place in Santo Domingo, Cap Cana, Puerto Plata, Higüey, Nagua and Port au Prince, Haiti.

The 4th edition of the DRGFF will bring several panels and workshops to Nagua, which will allow the public to interact with filmmakers and also to mingle with actors after the film screenings in which they participate.

This year’s DRGFF is dedicated to Arturo Rodriguez Fernandez, and apart from movies, it will also offer panels, workshops and lectures by experts on different aspects of the film industry.

The film

Jean Gentil is a co-production of the Dominican Laura Amelia Guzman and Mexican Israel Cardenas, about Haitian professor Jean Remy Genty who is always on the move, looking for work, a graceful figure who stands out from the crowd; a model Christian, with his books under his arm.

On his journeys we see the changing scenario of the city. Although a job on a building site is a possible option for the unemployed Haitian, Jean does not feel up to it, feeling old and weak. He is looking for something more suited to the intellectual he considers himself to be.

Jean starts to give up hope; he feels the need to grow, to have a home, a wife. His desires and his thoughts become confused. Bad feelings start to grow within him, distorting his perception of everyday life. In his despair, he cries out to God for his rightful place. Feeling overwhelmed in the city, he makes a decision: to leave for the interior of the island and try to come to terms with himself through his faith and his beliefs.

Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas also shared credit for the film’s cinematography. The latter was also the film’s editor. Jean Remy, Paul Henri Presumé, Nadal Walcott and Yanmarco King Encarnación attended the film.

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