Listen to the Voices Kouté Vwa
by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
En Compétition 2024
Official synopsis
Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guiana. His presence and his desire to learn how to play the drum brings back the spectre of Lucas, Nicole's son, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions 11 years earlier. Faced with the grief that haunts his family and Lucas's best friend's desire for revenge, Melrick seeks his own path to forgiveness.
Biography and Filmography
Maxime Jean-Baptiste (°1993) grew up in the context of the Guyanese and West Indian diaspora in France. His work delves into the complexities of colonial history, focusing on archives and forms of reconstitution to conceive a living, embodied memory. His films have travelled to numerous festivals (CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, ISFF Clermont-Ferrand, IDFA, Berlinale Forum). Kouté vwa(2024) is his first feature film.
2024 : Listen to the voices - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director
2022 : Moune Ô (SHORT) - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director
2021 : Listen to the Beat of Our Images (SHORT) - Maxime & Audrey Jean-Baptiste - Co-Director
2018 : Our Voice (SHORT) - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director
by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Maxime Jean-Baptiste (°1993) grew up in the context of the Guyanese and West Indian diaspora in France. His work delves into the complexities of colonial history, focusing on archives and forms of reconstitution to conceive a living, embodied memory. His films have travelled to numerous festivals (CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, ISFF Clermont-Ferrand, IDFA, Berlinale Forum). Kouté vwa(2024) is his first feature film.
2024 : Listen to the voices - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director
2022 : Moune Ô (SHORT) - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director
2021 : Listen to the Beat of Our Images (SHORT) - Maxime & Audrey Jean-Baptiste - Co-Director
2018 : Our Voice (SHORT) - Maxime Jean-Baptiste - Director