Summary: | Teaser: with Aimé Césaire speaking about the shared community of Hope of the Caribbean Opening Sequence with Theme KADAMBARI by Ron Reid Anny Curtius introduces the show, she boards the ferry.Video of high shot of Fort de France. Feature on first Images Caraibes. Suzy Landau launches the festival dedicating the festival to Aimé Césaire Shots of Fort de France and statement by Aimé Césaire about the Images Caraibes Festival Dancer dancing to drums, screen shot extracts of title sequences of some of the films in the festival: LA RONDE DES VODU, SHADOW THE BASS MAN, PLAYING AWAY, Elisabeth Clarke of Barbados, J.A. Laou of France/Martinique, Elsie Haas of Haiti, Maureen Blackwood and Pervaiz Khan of UK, A. Penna of Cuba, Henry Vigana of Martinique, speak about the significance of this first meeting of Caribbean filmmakers. Luther Francois and the Caribbean Jazz Workshop perform and Suzy Landau speaks of the origins of the Images Caraibes Festival with shots of the workers organising the festival. Film Symposium at the festival, with statements by June Giovanni form the UK Suzy Landau speaks about the future of the festival Shots of beach and bathers Cultural Sprangalang answers the question: Name three local recording labels of the 50s. Anny Curtius on ferry introduces next feature Aimé Césaire, Mayor of Fort de France, speaking about how he feels Caribbean wherever he is in the region Storyteller performs Aimé Césaire, Mayor of Fort de France, speaking about cinema and its role. Dancers perform Anny Curtius on ferry introduces next feature Extract from a film about Aimé Césaire by Guadeloupian, Sarah Maldoror, and interview with her about her films about Aimé Césaire and other liberators. Speaks also about the importance of seeing films from other parts of the region. Extract of screen shot of AMERIKA-TERRA INCOGNITA by Diego Risquez (Venezuela) Interview with Diego Risquez about the use of words in films,. The increase of market if there are no words. Interview with Sarah Maldoror continues Extract of screen shot of ALMACITA DI DESOLATO by Felix de Rooy Karen Martinez interviews Felix de Rooy (Curacao/Holland) about the inspiration of meeting with Caribbean filmmakers. Extract of screen shot of Playing Away by Horace Ové (UK/Trinidad) Interview with Horace Ové (UK/Trinidad) Shots of posters for films, HAITIAN CORNER by Raoul Peck (Haiti), Border of Blood, Rue Cases Negres, Anny Curtius closes the show Music performance under credits.
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