January 30, 2011. One year after the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti, the situation there has not improved that much. The Spanish documentary “Sueños de Haití” or “Dreams of Haiti,” takes us back to the first weeks after the natural disaster that left the country in ruins.


“There is no food, no clothes, no money, nothing.”

Miguel Ángel Tobías
Journalist “Sueños de Haití”
“The people are climbing the truck, trying to get to the food.”

This documentary takes the viewer inside the chaos that took over the island as international aid organizations and US military forces try to deliver help.  

The film-makers speak with the people of Haiti about their terrible losses in hopes to put names and faces to the thousands of victims we often only hear about. The documentary team follows three Haitians in their daily lives as they struggle to connect with lost friends and family.  

“My boyfriend was killed, as well as 6 others in my family, seven in total.”

“It collapsed, I lost everything.”

"My house!”

Miguel Ángel Tobías
Journalist “Sueños de Haití”
“Your house fell?”

“Yes, and I lost my brother and my father.”

Director Miguel Ángel Tobías and his crew spent two weeks in the parts of Haiti where the most severe damage was done by the earthquake.

What they found shocked them. Besides the extent of the destruction all around them, they found a resilient people committed to overcome the worst natural disaster they had ever seen.  

“With dignity, we have to smile. Every second.”

“As a Haitian, I've been converted to a dreamer, but one that doesn't dream for himself, rather for the community.”  

The Spanish film documents the emotional story of a town and a community that tries to cope with the disaster in dignity as they fight to rebuild their country.  

Above all, the film “Sueños de Haití,” attempts to put a human face on this tragedy.