Fedna Jacquet

Chante Manman Mwen
My Mother’s Song

Short film · Director · Writer · Producer

At seventy, Haitian American supermom Raymonde Jacquet fulfills a childhood dream with help from her daughter.

Raymonde Jacquet at a sewing machine in Chante Manman Mwen
Chante Manman Mwen · courtesy Roxbury International Film Festival

Chante Manman Mwen (My Mother’s Song) is an intimate portrait of a mother, a daughter, and a long-held dream finally given room to live.

Project history

  • Inaugural Still I Rise Fellowship Grant
  • Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
  • Urbanworld Film Festival
  • Roxbury International Film Festival
  • Haiti International Film Festival