Liberty in a Soup

About Liberty in a Soup

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago.

Liberty in a Soup is a 2015 documentary film directed by Dudley Alexis. Its themes are food, revolution, history, and tradition.

Edwidge Danticat appears as Self, David Destinoble as Self, Karenne Cadet as Self, and Wislaine Charles Cadet as Self. Released in October 2015, it runs 68 minutes.

The screenplay is by Dudley Alexis.

The Serpent and the Rainbow, We Want the Funk!, and 1917: One Year, Two Revolutions make useful companions to Liberty in a Soup, all filed under haiti and documentary.