Haitian filmmaker Samuel Suffren ’s debut feature “Job 1:21,” unveiled in the Work-in-Progress section of Visions du Réel , Switzerland’s leading documentary film festival, is already gaining traction on the industry circuit, picking up one of the top prizes at the market forum. The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture. Shot between 2019 and 2021 in Port-au-Prince, the film follows a group of former female inmates who stage a play condemning the country’s prison system. At its center is Nathalie, who fights for the release of her sister Aline, held in prolonged pretrial detention – a widespread practice in Haiti. Popular on Variety Aline is unexpectedly freed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as authorities release detainees accused of minor offenses to free up the overpopulated jails. But her ordeal doesn’t end there.…