Words of Negroes
On Guadeloupe, an archipelago in the Caribbean, the past speaks up. Sylvaine Dampierre has the workers of an old sugar refinery read passages from the transcripts of an 1842 court case, while the machines roar and groan in the background. The testimonies of the slaves from back then in the rusty halls of today give rise to a polyphony both explosive and poetic in nature.
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Words of Negroes
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 26, 2021
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Paroles de nègres
Production Companies
Athénaïse, Micro Climat
Director
Sylvaine Dampierre
Description
On Guadeloupe, an archipelago in the Caribbean, the past speaks up. Sylvaine Dampierre has the workers of an old sugar refinery read passages from the transcripts of an 1842 court case, while the machines roar and groan in the background. The testimonies of the slaves from back then in the rusty halls of today give rise to a polyphony both explosive and poetic in nature.
