Sarah Maldoror Movies

  • 1977
    The Basilica of Saint-Denis

    The Basilica of Saint-Denis

    The Basilica of Saint-Denis

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    A short film about all facets of the Parisian Gothic basilica, which features both a cathedral and a necropolis, the latter containing tombs of...

    The Basilica of Saint-Denis
  • 1979
    Fogo, Fire Island

    Fogo, Fire Island

    Fogo, Fire Island

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    Documentary about Cape Verde and the island of Fogo produced by the revolutionary government of the new country. A culture learning to live without...

    Fogo, Fire Island
  • 1986
    First International Conference for Black Women

    First International Conference for Black Women

    First International Conference for Black Women

    01986HD

    In this report on an annual conference known as RIFEN, Black women from around the world gather to discuss points of common interest and need,...

    First International Conference for Black Women
  • 2011
    Foreword to Guns for Banta

    Foreword to Guns for Banta

    Foreword to Guns for Banta

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    Originally an analog slide show made for two projectors, this work recounts the making of Sarah Maldoror's lost and surely never-to-be-seen first...

    Foreword to Guns for Banta
  • 1980
    Wielopole, Wielopole as Staged by Kantor

    Wielopole, Wielopole as Staged by Kantor

    Wielopole, Wielopole as Staged by Kantor

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    First staged in Krakow and the Gdansk shipyards in 1980, where Poland’s Solidarity movement was born, and here performed at the...

    Wielopole, Wielopole as Staged by Kantor
  • 1981
    René Depestre, poète haïtien

    René Depestre, poète haïtien

    René Depestre, poète haïtien

    01981HD

    Maldoror casts a sympathetic light on one of Haitian literature’s most influential figures, the poet and political activist René...

    René Depestre, poète haïtien
  • 1979
    Foreign-Inspired Architecture in Paris

    Foreign-Inspired Architecture in Paris

    Foreign-Inspired Architecture in Paris

    01979HD

    Sarah Maldoror finds inspiration in the hidden corners of Paris, where architecture was shaped by foreign styles and influences.

    Foreign-Inspired Architecture in Paris
  • 1982
    Emanuel Ungaro

    Emanuel Ungaro

    Emanuel Ungaro

    01982HD

    This modest portrait of the fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro seems to mark a departure from Sarah Maldoror’s usual subjects, but it nonetheless...

    Emanuel Ungaro
  • 1985
    Portrait of Christiane Diop

    Portrait of Christiane Diop

    Portrait of Christiane Diop

    01985HD

    Sarah Maldoror reports on Christiane Diop, editor of the publishing house Présence africaine, which includes an interview with illustrator...

    Portrait of Christiane Diop
  • 1979
    Carnival in the Sahel

    Carnival in the Sahel

    Carnival in the Sahel

    01979HD

    Sarah Maldoror uses Carnival as her approach to the history of colonization and black culture. Carnival is understood here as a festivity during...

    Carnival in the Sahel
  • 1978
    Louis Aragon, a mask in Paris

    Louis Aragon, a mask in Paris

    Louis Aragon, a mask in Paris

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    There is a gap separating the surrealism from the Interwar period and that of the post-war era, and that is the way this movement would understand...

    Louis Aragon, a mask in Paris
  • 1980
    Carnival in Bissau

    Carnival in Bissau

    Carnival in Bissau

    01980HD

    Documentary short that explores the meaning of the locals’ African identity through the Carnival festivities.

    Carnival in Bissau
  • 1970
    Guns for Banta

    Guns for Banta

    Guns for Banta

    01970HD

    Guns for Banta is the first feature-length film by Sarah Maldoror. Shot in Guinea-Bissau, Guns for Banta follows the life and untimely death of Awa,...

    Guns for Banta
  • 2005
    Scala Milan AC

    Scala Milan AC

    Scala Milan AC

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    Some teenagers sign up for the contest: "Describe your neighborhood", whose first prize is a trip to Milan. As the youngsters are football fans and...

    Scala Milan AC
  • 1980
    Opening of the Theater Noir in Paris

    Opening of the Theater Noir in Paris

    Opening of the Theater Noir in Paris

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    Sarah Maldoror documents the opening of the Théâtre Noir de Paris, a Négritude-inspired theater company and cultural association...

    Opening of the Theater Noir in Paris
  • 1999
    Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie

    Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie

    Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie

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    Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie is a Togolese short documentary film directed by Anne-Laure Folly. It was released in 1999. The film is a...

    Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie