The westward movement of TIFF action this year continues with Jonathan Demme’s prized collection of Haitian and Jamaican art on display at the Gladstone Hotel from September 7 to 16. The director (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married) has a soft spot for Haiti. In the 1980s, he purchased a painting by a Haitian artist at a New York gallery, visited the island several times, made friends, learned Creole and later shot a documentary about Haitian journalist and activist Jean Dominique. The film, 2003’s The Agronomist, will be screened at the Gladstone on September 12 at 2 p.m., with all proceeds from ticket sales ($20 each) going to the Haiti relief fund.
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