Ouvertures

5.020192h 20m

Documentary

Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.

Directed by Louis Henderson

CAST

The people behind the story

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Mackenson Bijou

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Rossi Jacques Casimir

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Dieuvela Cherestal

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James Desiris

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James Fleurissaint

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Louis Henderson

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Léonard Jean Baptiste

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Cynthia Maignan

Ouvertures

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