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Ma Traversée

Ma Traversée

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 18, 2023

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Ma Traversée

Production Companies

Yzanakio

Director

Diana Goudrouffe

Description

Ma traversée is a personal quest, filmed over 20 years, recounting the racial issues and privileges that have punctuated the filmmaker’s life in three French-speaking societies: Guadeloupe, France and Quebec. From her own story emerges the broader narrative of colonization, colorism, assimilation, integration and the social benefits of “race” and their impact even today. Brutalized by police officers in Montreal in December 2017 in front of witnesses, the filmmaker takes a step back to understand this gesture, which speaks to the social interpretation of skin color.