Sarah Maldoror Movies
- 1977

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...
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- 1979

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...
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- 1986

First International Conference for Black Women
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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,...
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- 2011

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...
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- 1980

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...
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- 1981

René Depestre, poète haïtien
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Maldoror casts a sympathetic light on one of Haitian literature’s most influential figures, the poet and political activist René...
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- 1979

Foreign-Inspired Architecture in Paris
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Sarah Maldoror finds inspiration in the hidden corners of Paris, where architecture was shaped by foreign styles and influences.
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- 1982

Emanuel Ungaro
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This modest portrait of the fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro seems to mark a departure from Sarah Maldoror’s usual subjects, but it nonetheless...
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- 1985

Portrait of Christiane Diop
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Sarah Maldoror reports on Christiane Diop, editor of the publishing house Présence africaine, which includes an interview with illustrator...
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- 1979

Carnival in the Sahel
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Sarah Maldoror uses Carnival as her approach to the history of colonization and black culture. Carnival is understood here as a festivity during...
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- 1978

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...
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- 1980

Carnival in Bissau
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Documentary short that explores the meaning of the locals’ African identity through the Carnival festivities.
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- 1970

Guns for Banta
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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,...
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- 2005

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...
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- 1980

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...
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- 1999

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...
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