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WIDE
ANGLE Documents Haiti's Newest Efforts to Move from Disorder to Democracy in Unfinished
Country, Premiering September 6 On PBS
Tuesday August 23, 9:00 am ET
NEW
YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--Battered by hurricanes, embroiled in political
turmoil, overrun by armed gangs, and largely ignored by the international community,
Haiti is trying, yet again, to embrace democracy. As our hemisphere's poorest
country attempts to organize for presidential elections in November, some hardened
veterans of its endless cycle of uprisings and downfalls are trading guns for
voter registration cards, warily giving the election process their support, while
followers of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide take to the streets in protest.
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Through the unfettered access provided by Haitian-based
journalists to political strongmen, gangsters turned presidential hopefuls, and
ordinary citizens, WIDE ANGLE reveals life on Haiti's streets and among its power-brokers
as the country endeavors to fashion a true representative government out of a
volatile failed state.
Unfinished
Country premieres Tuesday, September 6 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).
WIDE
ANGLE anchor Bill Moyers' post-film interview will explore nation-building in
Haiti with James Dobbins, director of the RAND International Security and Defense
Policy Center and United States special envoy to Haiti during the Clinton administration.
Unfinished
Country writer Jane Regan was the Haiti correspondent for Reuters TV and has been
a freelance correspondent for The Miami Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Boston
Globe, and other news publications. Regan and producer Daniel Morel received the
North American Congress' Samuel Chavkin Prize for Integrity in Latin American
Journalism. Morel is one of Haiti's leading photojournalists and the recipient
of numerous awards, including the Associated Press Award for Excellence and the
Overseas Press Club of America's Citation for Excellence. Director Whitney Dow
co-produced P.O.V.'s 2003 Two Towns of Jasper, which was awarded a duPont-Columbia
Award and a Peabody Award. For
additional information and photography, visit www.thirteen/pressroom/wideangle
or www.pbs.org/pressroom. WIDE
ANGLE is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Stephen Segaller is executive
producer. Pamela Hogan is series producer. Andy Halper is senior producer. Unfinished
Country is a production of Two-Tone Productions for Thirteen/WNET and the Independent
Television Service (ITVS). Executive Producer for ITVS is Sally Jo Fifer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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