Tu crois que la terre est chose morte + Q&A – Anagram – Cinema Galeries

Tu crois que la terre est chose morte + Q&A – Anagram

Directed byFlorence Lazar
  • ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FR, CG
  • SUBTITLES EN
  • Duration 75
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.

Introducing

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Maxime Jean-Baptiste.

Synopsis

A quarter of Martinique's land is severely polluted after several decades of uncontrolled use of a toxic pesticide, chlordécone, used to treat banana plantations, the island's primary economic export. The film explores resistance to this crisis and portrays women and men who are taking action on the historical terrain of coloniality, where ecological struggle is intertwined with that of colonial history.

Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.

Introducing

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Maxime Jean-Baptiste.

Synopsis

A quarter of Martinique's land is severely polluted after several decades of uncontrolled use of a toxic pesticide, chlordécone, used to treat banana plantations, the island's primary economic export. The film explores resistance to this crisis and portrays women and men who are taking action on the historical terrain of coloniality, where ecological struggle is intertwined with that of colonial history.

Florence Lazar is a French filmmaker and visual artist. For 20 years, she has exhibited her videos, installations, and photographs in museums and contemporary art centers worldwide. Her documentary films, including LES PAYSANS (2000), KAMEN – LES PIETES (2014), LES BOSQUETS (2011), and PRVI DEO (2006), weave narratives in often conflicted territories, where subjective stories collide with the authority and violence of history. TU CROIS QUE LA TERRE EST CHOSE MORTE is her latest work.

Maxime Jean-Baptiste is a filmmaker based between Belgium, France, and Guyana. His work focuses on the form of reenactment and archive to create a living and embodied memory. His films have been selected at Sundance, Berlinale, CPH:DOX (Special Mention), Hotdocs, IDFA, Go Short (Best Documentary Short), among many others, including a nomination for the 2023 César Award for Best Short Documentary.

This event is organized as part of the Memwa Kréyòl project: Cultures and Words, with the support of the Brussels-Capital Region.