
Ouvertures
Documentary
Overview
Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.
Top Cast
Mackenson Bijou
Mackenson Bijou
Mackenson Bijou
Rossi Jacques Casimir
Rossi Jacques Casimir
Rossi Jacques Casimir
Dieuvela Cherestal
Dieuvela Cherestal
Dieuvela Cherestal
James Desiris
James Desiris
James Desiris
James Fleurissaint
James Fleurissaint
James Fleurissaint
Louis Henderson
Louis Henderson
Louis Henderson
Léonard Jean Baptiste
Léonard Jean Baptiste
Léonard Jean Baptiste
Cynthia Maignan
Cynthia Maignan
Cynthia Maignan
Sophonie Maignan
Sophonie Maignan
Sophonie Maignan
Olivier Marbœuf
Olivier Marbœuf
Olivier Marbœuf
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