Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents an act of freedom.
Medouze
Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...
Matthew Sempala iba a enfrentarse con el mayor dilema de su vida, continuar con su humilde y cómoda existencia como modesto profesor negro, o solidarizarse con su pueblo, una raza oprimida, explotada y humillada hasta límites insospechados. Su decisión se va a ver influenciada por las tragedias que rodean a su propia familia: Odio, corrupción, violencia...
In the middle of a drought, Pétanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from France with a Law degree, and although he does not approve of his father’s lifestyle, he decides to defend him in court when he is accused of embezzlement. His defence becomes a strong attack on civil servants and members of government who take advantage of their situation. After all, his father is the lesser evil of a state of generalized corruption.
Directed by Paulin Vieyra.
Gorgui
El rico hombre de negocios El Hadji Abdoukader Beye celebra matrimonio con la tercera de sus esposas. La noche de bodas, para su espanto, descubre que ha caído sobre él la Xala, maleficio que le provoca impotencia sexual. A partir de ahí, la vida de El Hadji es trastornada. De una parte, necesita buscar alguna cura e incluso los negocios comienzan a hundirse.
Parlamentary Representative
The life and death of Robert Moussombe, the leader of an unnamed African state. Moussombe is a fictionalized portrait of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, and the film's events are a pastiche of the Congo Crisis in 1960s.
Joseph
Un hombre totalmente ajeno a la política viaja a Haití, estado insular gobernado con mano de hierro por el dictador Papa Doc Duvalier, para reanudar su relación amorosa con la esposa de un embajador. Sin embargo, durante su estancia observa ciertos hechos que producen en él un cambio radical que lo lleva a alterar sus planes iniciales
Le Roi Christophe
Vance
In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
Slave Warrior
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
