

Léon G. Damas
Léon G. Damas (1912–1978) was the first poet to “live Négritude”, according to the Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist Léopold Sédar Senghor. Cosmopolitan and always in transit, his writing is a chorus of melodies and imagery imbued with angst and melancholy and strongly influenced by jazz and blues. Punctuated by images of the landscapes of French Guiana and the voice of the artist, the film exemplifies the poetic documentary form to which Maldoror frequently returned.
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FranceFR
- Premiere1 Jan 1994
- Theatrical2 May 1995
TaiwanTW
- PremiereWomen Make Waves International Film Festival18 Oct 2026
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Léon G. Damas was released on 2 May 1995.
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