Charlottetown, PEI—Maritime Canada is the most impoverished area of the country. Most of the people here have seasonal work—fishing, agriculture, tourism—and spent the rest of the year figuring out how to scrape by. I only knew Prince Edward Island from oysters and Anne of Green Gables (which, admittedly, I never finished). It is rolling red [...]

Cape Brenton Post article regarding screening of Haiti: Where Did The Money Go? Excerpt: “Mitchell, by documenting two visits to Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, examines and exposes conditions in Haiti and asks some sobering questions. The presentation of “Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?” is part of a Maritime tour and Canadian premiere of [...]

David Roach interviews Michele Mitchell at the Oakland International Film Festival on the film “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?”

Anne Makovec interviews Michele Mitchell about “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?” and the screening at the Oakland International Film Festival.

The Caribbean Journal posted this article on the Red Cross and their initiative in Haiti: Excerpt: …The Red Cross’ work in Haiti was recently challenged by a film, “Haiti, Where Did the Money Go?”, which challenged the performance of the Red Cross and other international organizations in Haiti with regard to their disbursement of aid [...]

The Ledger-Enquirer post this article about our documentary “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?” Excerpt: …It’s about an hour long and the filmmaker, Michele Mitchell, went to Haiti twice to see if the billions of dollars donated to the earthquake-stricken country was being used correctly. What she found is horrible… Read the Full Article!

The Pacific Free Press posted this article highlighting the documentary “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?” Excerpt: “…The film is currently airing on dozens of PBS stations around the U.S. One NGO that Mitchell focuses on, in interviews, and in on-the-ground examination of the situation in IDP camps, is the Red Cross…” Read the Full [...]

The London Student Blog posted this article on our documentary “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?” Except: “Did you give money to Haiti after the earthquake? Well, it doesn’t matter if you did. When broadcast journalist Michele Mitchell screened her new documentary ‘Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?’ at Capitol Hill, she was met with [...]

The Observer Dunkirk posted this editorial on our film “Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?” Excerpt: On Monday night I went to Goldcrest the foreign sales agent for the film in the West Village to finally view a screening of the finished product: “Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?” What I saw filled me with [...]

The Huffington Post published this article on giving to disaster relief. Excerpt: …The guilt trade flourishes immediately after each disaster and right before the end of the fiscal year — performing a good deed is great, getting money back for it is even better. Afterwards we forget all about it, like we do after throwing [...]