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Listen to the Voices
(Kouté vwa)
- Maxime Jean-Baptiste
- Belgium, France, French Guiana
Melrick, an unruly 13-year-old boy living in Stains, France, spends his summers at his grandmother’s house in French Guiana. He loves drumming — in no small part because his uncle Lucas, who tragically died 11 years prior, was also a drummer. As Melrick’s awareness of his family’s devastating past grows, he searches for ways to pay tribute to his history, culture, and heritage. Through a blend of intimate invented scenarios and carefully observed documentary footage, director Maxime Jean-Baptiste deftly crafts a heart-wrenching, deeply human portrait of a family and of a community committed to the anti-colonial struggle trying to reconcile their grief with an impulse for revenge. Listen to the Voices is urgent, beautiful, and filled with humanity.
Sponsor(s)
Black Perspectives Program Sponsor
New Directors Program Patron
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
With Support From
Event Information
Saturday, October 19, 2024
4:15pm
-   77 minutes
AMC NEWCITY 14
1500 N Clybourn Ave
Chicago, IL 60610 United States
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