An Air of Revolt
Franck Salin
2013 - 88 min - Couleur - France
Author-Director : Franck Salin
Photography : Harold Lombion, Jil Servant, Andy Nelson
Sound : David Datil
Editing : Virginie de Véricourt
Delegate Producer : Palaviré Productions
2014 - FIPA (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels), Biarritz (France) : Hors compétition
Franck Salin
2013 - 88 min - Couleur - France
Music was often closely linked to social riots in Guadeloupe. From January 20th till March 4th 2009, there was a 44 days long general strike on the island, an intense protest movement: an air returned ceaselessly, "Guadeloupe belongs to us, it does not belong to them".
It aroused a strong debate: some people heard a shout of revolt, whereas others perceived it as a racist song.
Author-Director : Franck Salin
Photography : Harold Lombion, Jil Servant, Andy Nelson
Sound : David Datil
Editing : Virginie de Véricourt
Delegate Producer : Palaviré Productions
Distinctions
2015 - Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) : Compétition Documentaires2014 - FIPA (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels), Biarritz (France) : Hors compétition