Storyline
Shortly after his death in 2008, Maldoror made this film about her longtime friend and collaborator, the Négritude poet Aimé Césaire. In this film, she retraces the steps of Césaire’s travels across the globe — particularly back to his hometown in Martinique, where Maldoror interviews his relatives about his life — and her working relationship with Césaire, including fragments of her previous films about him, Un homme, une terre (1976) and Le masque des mots (1987).
Cast & Crew
Aimé Césaire
Self
Lead
Greg Germain
Self
Ad
Annouchka de Andrade
Self
Alex Haley
Self
Maya Angelou
Self
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Self
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sarah Maldoror's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Papa Césaire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
