Simone Duvalier imperious bearing, Haitians referred to her as "Mama Doc". She was, like her husband, reported to be a Vodou expert. She cultivated the image of a benefactor; dispensing charity to inhabitants of "Cite Simone", a planned settlement named for her that is known today as Cité Soleil, one of the most miserable slums in Latin America. Simone Duvalier's influence reached its peak after the death of her husband on 21 April 1971, when her nineteen-year-old son Jean-Claude Duvalier succeeded his father as Haiti's "President for Life". Simone Duvalier retained the title of First Lady, and relished the power it conferred.
Jean-Claude Mocik Jean-Claude Mocik Jean-Claude Mocik, was born on February 9, 1958 in Livry Gargan. He is a film-maker, video director, a director and teacher. After studies of cinema and broadcasting in Paris VIII University, Jean-Claude Mocik worked with Pierre Jolivet : "Strictement personnel" (1985), "Le complexe du kangourou" (1986) and Jean-Pierre Mocky : "Le Pactole" (1985), "La machine à découdre" (1986). Then he became assistant-director of Jean-Paul Jaud : "SOS Charlot" (1983), "La Marseillaise" (1989). He realized fictions : "Piste" (1980), "Moco Fictions"(2007), documentaries : "Théatre, Ecole Créativité" (1982) and "Looking For Beethoven" ( 2012 ), experimental films : "Paris Figure