La Source

A film by Patrick Shen

He came from nothing. He gave them everything

Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash), in what The Washington Post calls an ”artfully shot documentary,” La Source tells the uplifting story of Josue Lajuenesse, a Haitian Princeton janitor who returns to his country after the devastating 2010 earthquake to revive his lifelong dream to bring what is most fundamental to his village’s survival: clean water.

This film from award-winning Director Patrick Shen is not just a movie about clean water and community transformation; it is a story of one unlikely hero, empowered by a vision, who did whatever it took to ignite the passion of people thousands of miles away to change the lives of those in La Source forever.

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Director

Patrick Shen

Producer

Patrick Shen, Brandon Vedder, and Jordan Wagner

Runtime

71 Minutes & 56 Minute Version

Rights Represented

Educational Rights

Captions Available

None Available

Language

English

Press

“Directed by Patrick Shen and narrated by the lovely Don Cheadle with music scored by Sigur Ros, La Source is cut from exceptional talent.”

- The Huffington Post

“An uplifting story of humanitarianism and development stemming from the local level.”

- IndieWire

“Some documentaries just make you feel good about the world and the people in it and ‘La Source’ is definitely one of those.”

- Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection – SILVERDOCS Film Festival

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La Source

He came from nothing. He gave them everything.

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