Léon G. Damas

Léon G. Damas 1995 Directed by Sarah Maldoror

Léon G. Damas (1912–1978) was the first poet to “live Négritude”, according to the Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist Léopold Sédar Senghor. Cosmopolitan and always in transit, his writing is a chorus of melodies and imagery imbued with angst and melancholy and strongly influenced by jazz and blues. Punctuated by images of the landscapes of French Guiana and the voice of the artist, the film exemplifies the poetic documentary form to which Maldoror frequently returned.

Country France

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Conseil Regional de Guyane , Matouba Film

Release Date 2 May 1995

26 mins