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Poster for The De Facto Martyr Suite

The De Facto Martyr Suite

2020
  • 18m
  • August 11, 2020 · Switzerland

Overview

Ibn Kenyatta has been in prison since 1974. In 2019, he reflects on his refusal to appear before the New York State Board of Parole. The words resonate from his cell with images of the Great Migration. The invocation of a life before walls. The images' epistolary narrative takes us from Alabama, his birthplace, to the New York subway where he was arrested and beaten. Before arriving to Haiti's spiritual world, his words pass through cotton fields and factories. We encounter Bobby Seale in prison, a youth who embodies his African heritage during the Vietnam War, while his fathers are murdered in the United States.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
August 11, 2020
Original language
French
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Switzerland
Production
HEAD
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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