Dominican Republic: The Island of Treasures

Sueños Dorados

Elena

In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, on the basis of anti-black racism. Fast-forward to 2013, the Dominican Republic's Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, retroactive to 1929, rendering more than 200,000 people stateless. Elena, the young protagonist of the film, and her family stand to lose their legal residency in the Dominican Republic if they don't manage to get their documents in time. Negotiating a mountain of opaque bureaucratic processes and a racist, hostile society around, Elena becomes the face of the struggle to remain in a country built on the labor of her father and forefathers.

Ercilia Pepín: ejemplo de enseñanza, patriotismo y dignidad

The life of Dominican teacher, patriot and activist Ercilia Pepín.

Rock del Caribe: Versión República Dominicana

The history of 70 years of Dominican rock.

Bittersweet

A coming-of-age story set in the Dominican Republic, where a group of young aspiring bachata musicians seek answers to love and life through their music. Filmed at the Academia de Bachata, the world's first bachata music school. Featuring maestro Martires de Leon, guitarist and arranger for Romeo Santos.

Empatia por Ulises

Dando Pelo

Soy dominicano

Ballplayer: Pelotero

Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.

Wifredo: El legado de un genio del lente

The career and legacy of Spanish-Dominican photographer Wifredo García.

Stateless

Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent, uncovering the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris.

El Pico Duarte

The Downfall of an Island

A documentary that explores the complex shared history and current sociopolitical state between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

República del color

About the history of the Dominican Republic's visual arts from the perspective of color given by the incidence of light in the island, alongside the historical events that defined its master artists.

Los Fantasmas del Jefe

The past drags itself into the present day, taking us back to the era of the Dominican Republic's greatest dictator, while we explore the traces of Nazism in the corners of the island. This short documentary borders on a dark and little-known aspect of Dominican history, taking the viewer on a subversive journey through time and memory.

The Mountain

Portrays the adventure of the first Dominican expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest in Nepal. It contrasts the highest mount in the world with the low lands of the Caribbean, as the three climbers surpass the difficult track to the top. At the same time, three Dominican children, son of fishermen, start their own challenge in climbing the highest mountain in the island.

I Live Where You Vacation, El Árbol de la Vida Vol. I. Samaná

I Live Where You Vacation, Contrastes Naturales Vol. IV. El Sur

The Little Dominican House

On March 27, 2026, ten students and two teachers set course for the Dominican Republic. Their mission? To change a family's future.

The Mundo King

Artist Rolf Schulz's pursuit to make his dreams come true through his endless toil to complete the majestic Mundo King Castle on a hill in the Dominican Republic