LA Film Fest 15 – SWEET MICKEY FOR PRESIDENT

First Festival Screening – Thursday, June 11 @ 8:30pm

The film follows Pras Michel, Grammy award-winning rapper and founder of the hip-hop group The Fugees, as he returns to his homeland of Haiti post-earthquake and finds a corrupt government in paralysis. With no experience or money, Pras passionately mobilizes a presidential campaign for the unlikeliest of candidates: Michel Martelly, aka Sweet Micky, Haiti’s most popular and most outlandish pop star.

The idealistic and politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupt government, civil unrest, and a fixed election system to change the course of Haitian history. When Pras’ former bandmate—superstar Wyclef Jean—also enters the presidential race, their chances seem further doomed and the story takes on the wild twists of celebrity drama.

– LA Film Festival Festival Page

– Originally Posted on June 11, 2015

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