A Haitian woman imprisoned for five years without trial and thereafter evaluated by biblical scripture rather than law forms the disturbing centrepiece of Samuel Suffren's debut documentary feature "Job 1:21," which has already achieved considerable acclaim on the global festival scene. Shot in Port-au-Prince between 2019 and 2021, the film documents a number of ex-female prisoners presenting a theatrical production that reveals systemic abuses within Haiti's dysfunctional prison system. The documentary made its first appearance in the Work-in-Progress section at Visions du Réel, Switzerland's leading documentary festival, where it secured one of the market forum's top awards, signalling its growing...