1.What is the video all about? Provide a brief summary.

In 2007, Bill Haney launched The Price of Sugar, a documentary on the difficulties faced by
Haitian immigrants who traveled into the Dominican Republic to labor in sugarcane fields
owned by the wealthy Vicini family. The film claims that social elements like history,
topography, poverty, racism, and politics were responsible for this chaos. It reveals some
truths, including the fact that Haitian Bateyes who were subjected to brutal mistreatment were
paid less than the value of the sugar exported to other nations, especially the USA. Spanish
Catholic priest Father Christopher Hartley devoted his life to helping the underprivileged
Haitian immigrants. Despite the dangers, Father Christopher worked with Father Pedro Ruquoy
and other priests to assist the Haitians. A documentary about Haitian cane cutters working on
Dominican sugar farms reveals almost slavelike conditions. The Dominican Sugar Corporation
filed a slander action after the movie and received a cease-and-desist order to stop showing it.
"Reveal the lives of some of the poorest people in the Americas," according to director Haney.

3. How can you relate yourself to those who are in the video?

To survive in this tough condition, we are all working very hard. The laborers in this movie are
confined to the bateyes and are made to cut cane, a laborious and dangerous task, while also
living in severe poverty. They have little freedom of movement due to their "non" status as a
result of having their legal documents taken away from them, and they are completely abused
as laborers. They were restricted and had a difficult life.

4. If you were in their shoes, what would you do? If you are present or near the situation, what
do you think you can do as a person?

It's difficult to picture being in that kind of circumstance; simply the thought of being one of the
Haitian people who the Vinci family mistreats and abuses and who are criticized by the
Dominicans terrifies me to my very core. To be really honest, if Father Christopher Hartley
hadn't arrived and I was there, all I could really do was pray and hope that nothing bad had
happened to me. Since we are an undocumented immigrant group, I don't believe we would
have a chance against a wealthy family and those who despise the Haitian race if Father Hartley
hadn't seen and observed the life and circumstances the Haitians had on the sugar cane farm.