Aime Cesaire: The Poetics of Negritude | Digital Series

Aime cesaire, a poet and playwright from Martinique, was a key figures in the negrududement, which emerged in the 1930s. Led by Black Writers from France’s African and Caribbean Colonies, the Movement rejected colonialism and celebrated African Culture and Identity. In this animated documentary short, we are challenged to confront history and reclaim the power of self-definition.

A film by Marcela Pizarro, Midiaou Diallo and Pierangelo Pirak. Voices: Cindy Sissokho and Miss Yankey. This film is part of a series, race historicized: epistemological of color, that delves into the archives of black intellectual thought, to showcase the work of magic figures who have contributed to the anti-racist struggle, in Both theory and action.