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Listen Up Haitian Filmmaker Easmanie Michel is raising money for her film Caroline\u2019s Wedding based on the Edwidge Danticat story of the same name (From Krik Krak). Check out the campaign\u00a0here. http:\/\/carolinesweddingfilm.tumblr.com\u00a0 carolinesweddingfilm <\/p>\n
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