Chœurs atlantiques = Tales from the Atlantic beyond
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"This film is a poignant personal quest that begins in Diamond Bay, Martinique, and continues across three continents. It illuminates what it means to be Black today and to be a descendant of slaves in a globally interdependent world. In this spatial, temporal, visual, and sonic journey of reflection and sensation, we will be guided by the Martinican artist Laurent Valère, whose monumental sculpture, CAP 110, evokes a fruitful transatlantic dialogue with diverse cultural actors of the Black diaspora." -- Summary of the Pan-African International Film Festival.
Publication Date
2025
City
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University
Keywords
Black people -- West Indies, French -- Social conditions, Slavery -- West Indies, French -- History
Recommended Citation
Babana-Hampton, Safoi, "Chœurs atlantiques = Tales from the Atlantic beyond" (2025). Exhibition Catalogs. 17.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/ocl_exhibitions/17
Comments
Documentary originally made in 2024 and released in 2025.
Narrator and on-screen participant, Laurent Valère. Interviewer, Safoi Babana-Hampton.
Editing, Kirk Mason; Directors of Photography, Safoi Babana-Hampton, Peter Johnston, Kirk Mason, Jackson Montemayor, Dimitry Zandronis, Olivier Kancel, Stève Siracuse, Caroline Le Helo, Cyril Machenaud, Abdoulaye Mancou Ba; Music, Marjan Helms, Olivier Glissant, Pape Amath Ndiaye, Seku Manga, Watabwi.
In French with English subtitles.