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Bryn Mooser (rear L) from Los Angeles and David Darg (rear R) from London pose for a picture next to earthquake victims at the theater project called Sun City in Port-au-Prince on Dec. 7. After the devastating earthquake rocked Haiti earlier this year, food and medical aid poured into the island country, but in the months that followed a pair of Hollywood actors and their friends had another idea. They wanted to build a movie theater. It may seem like a far-fetched notion, but since it opened in September, the Sun City Picture House has become a place that generates smiles on the faces of children and adults.

Cinema in Haiti brings smiles to the faces of locals

This fun portrait and the wonderful expressions on the kids faces made me realize that this is the first "good news" photo that I've seen out of Haiti in a long time. And I'm grateful for it.

To see the unfortunately more typical recent coverage of the unrest and cholera in that country, view our slideshows here and here. Those stories are important, and perhaps they make the few bright moments, like the one in the above image, shine even brighter.

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