Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire Machet'. The film documents a proud, but aging man's devotion to his heritage and his desire to continue tradition.—Anonymous
200 years ago, the slaves of Haiti defeated Napoleon's armies with the very tool they used to work the land: the machete. 'Papa Machete' explores the esoteric martial art that evolved from this victory through the life and practice of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, a poor, aging farmer who is one of the art's few remaining masters.