A Strange Cathedral in the Viscous Darkness

  • Une étrange cathédrale dans la graisse des ténèbres
© La Huit Productions, 2011
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title : Franketienne, le poète au milieu des ruines [Working title]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2011
Format : Feature
Running time : 77 (in minutes)
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The documentary evokes the devastating effects of the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital on January 12, 2010, through the words of Haiti's greatest poet Frankétienne and his premonitory play The Trap. Shot in the ruins of Port-au-Prince's main cathedral, this film is an ode to life and suffering, a poetic response to the tragedy and desperation of a people who continues to mourn the 250,000 lives lost in the earthquake.

A film by Charles Najman

France - 2011 - 1 h 17 mn - HD Cam - 16/9 - Colour

Director
Charles Najman

Camera
Louise Botkay-Courcier, Carl Lafontant

Sound
Éric Münch

Editing
Valérie Pico, Charles Najman

Music
Jean-François Pauvros

Production
La Huit Production,
218 bis, rue de Charenton,
75012 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 5344 7088
Fax : +33 (0)1 4343 7533
E-mail : production@lahuit.fr

Sales
Gilles Le Mao
La Huit Distribution,
Gilles Le Mao,
218 bis, rue de Charenton,
75012 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 5344 7086
Fax : +33 (0)1 4343 7533
E-mail : gilles.lemao@lahuit.fr


2012 | FIPA (Festival International des Programmes Audiovisuels | BIARRITZ, France
* Creative documentaries
www.fipa.tm.fr/en/programs/2012/une-etrange-cathedrale-dans-la-graisse-des-tenebres-23201.htm

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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