Short film
Papa Machete
2014 · 11 min
A quiet, respectful portrait that immerses you in a fading martial tradition, leaving a sense of melancholy and admiration.
- Directed by
- Jonathan David Kane
- Genres
- Action, Documentary
- Starring
- Alfred Avril
- Overview
- Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire Machet'. The film documents a proud, but aging man's devotion to his heritage and his desire to continue tradition.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Trauma, identity, isolation, aging
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jonathan David Kane
- Genres
- Action, Documentary
- Starring
- Alfred Avril