An excavation

  • An excavation
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2017
Format : Short
Running time : 11 (in minutes)

The shadows of Napoleon's army fall on the walls of a mysterious cave named after Marie Jeanne, a fighter in the Haitian revolution. However, a local myth tells the story of her act of rebellion differently. The battle that took place inside her cave would become the most successful slave revolt in history.



A film by Shirley Bruno selected for the Tigritudes 2022, in the "Diaspora" category.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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