The film is available to stream today on rollingstone.com and the Documentary+ app.
When I first met Cherizier four years ago, he was virtually unknown outside Haiti.
He foreshadowed greater instability and warned against another foreign intervention.
All of which have come to pass.
Conditions were the worst Id experienced since I began reporting in Haiti back in 2006.
Locals regarded us with concern, unsure if we were guests or the gangs latest abductees.
He dismissed Cherizier as a gangster posturing as a reformer.
He also intimated that he could be persuaded to one day enter politics, should he survive long enough.
Haiti on Firewas directed by Jason Motlagh and Mark Oltmanns, who also served as producers.
The short film was produced by XTR and Rolling Stone Films, an Emmy award-winning arm ofRolling Stone.
Alexandra Dale, Bryn Mooser, Matthew Cherchio served as executive producers on the film.
