Movie

Papa Machete

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.

Screenplay

Keisha Rae Witherspoon

Director

Jonathan David Kane

Status

Released

Release date

01/09/2014

Original language

English