Hearst Metrotone Haiti Newsreels (1929–1934)

Newsreel footage produced by Hearst Metrotone News covering Haiti in 1929 and 1934, including the aftermath of the Aux Cayes massacre and the U.S. Marine withdrawal. The reels converted occupation crisis, aerial surveillance, and the Citadelle Laferrière into managed spectacle for American audiences — assuring viewers of no hostility toward America while using aerial perspectives over Port-au-Prince and dramatic footage of Christophe's fortress to naturalize the occupation viewpoint and frame the 1934 withdrawal as a job done well.