Léon G. Damas (1912–1978) was the first poet to “live Négritude”, according to the Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist Léopold Sédar Senghor. Cosmopolitan and always in transit, his writing is a chorus of melodies and imagery imbued with angst and melancholy and strongly influenced by jazz and blues. Punctuated by images of the landscapes of French Guiana and the voice of the artist, the film exemplifies the poetic documentary form to which Maldoror frequently returned.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Léopold Sédar Senghor, Aimé Césaire, Georges Othily, Idriss Makward, Léon-Gontran Damas, Mariann Mathéus
Crew: Sarah Maldoror (Director), Djamila Olivesi (Writer), Pierre Bouchacourt (Director of Photography), Jean Umansky (Sound), Catherine Bachollet (Editor), Djamila Olivesi (Assistant Director)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Matouba Film, Conseil Regional de Guyane
Runtime: 26 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 02, 1995
IMDb: 2
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