Léon G. Damas

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.

Release Date

May 2, 1995

Runtime

26 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Sarah Maldoror, Djamila Olivesi, Eugénie Rezaire

Written by

Djamila Olivesi

Language

French