A tribute to the French-born, Pan-African by adoption, film director who was the first woman to engage in film-making in Africa. From her masterpiece, Sambizanga (1972), onwards Maldoror - who was personally committed to the independence of the African states - depicted the despotic nature of colonialism and used cinema as an instrument of knowledge, struggle, and liberation for over half a century. Sambizanga (1972) in avanti Maldoror ha raccontato per oltre mezzo secolo la natura dispotica del colonialismo, adoperandosi in prima persona per l’indipendenza dei paesi africani e facendo del proprio cinema uno strumento di conoscenza, lotta e liberazione.

Festival dei Popoli is proud to present 12 films by a filmmaker who militated for justice and freedom with unwavering determination throughout her life.

This initiative is organized in cooperation with the Calliope Arts Foundation as part of the “Women Trailblazers in Documentary Cinema” programme. With the support of Unifrance, the Embassy of France, Istituto Francese Italia, Istituto Francese Firenze, and The Recovery Plan.

Aimé Césaire – Le Masque Des Mots, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia | 1987 | 47 min)

Ana Mercedes Hoyos, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia, Colombia | 2008 | 13 min)

And the Dogs Were Quiet (Et les chiens se taisaient), di Sarah Maldoror (Francia | 1978 | 14 min)

Carnival In Bissau (À Bissau, Le Carnaval / Carnaval En Guinée Bissau), di Sarah Maldoror (Guinea-Bissau | 1980 | 18 min)

Carnival In The Sahel (Cap-Vert, Un Carnaval Dans Le Sahel / Carnaval À São Vicente), di  Sarah Maldoror (Francia, Capo Verde | 1979 | 28 min)

Fogo, L’île de Feu, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia, Capo Verde | 1979 | 34 min)

Léon G. Damas, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia | 1994 | 26 min)

Louis Aragon, A Mask In Paris (Aragon, un Masque à Paris), di Sarah Maldoror (Francia | 1980 | 20 min)

Monangambééé, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia, Angola, Algeria | 1969 | 16 min)

Portrait of Assia Djebar (Portrait D’assia Djebar), di Sarah Maldoror (Francia | 1987 | 7 min)

Sambizanga, di Sarah Maldoror (Angola, Francia | 1972 | 98 min)

Vlady, di Sarah Maldoror (Francia, Messico | 1989 | 24 min)