Synopsis
While Aimé Cesaire was the one who coined the term négritude, it was the poet Leon G. Damas who first experienced négritude, says Leopold Senghor. A documentary about the poets, landscapes and stories surrounding this important poet, one of the pillars in the négritude cultural movement.
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- Executive Producer : Matouba Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Sarah Maldoror
- Screenwriters : Sarah Maldoror, Djamila Olivesi
- Directors of Photography : Pierre Bouchacourt, Philippe Morice
- Editor : Catherine Bachollet
- Sound Recordist : Jean Umansky
- Sound Mixer : Laurent Pellissier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1994
- Runtime : 26 min
- Color type : Black & White
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