KOUTÉ VWA
LISTEN TO THE VOICES
Directed by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Belgium, France, French Guiana | 2024 | 77' | French, Guianese Creole
Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation in Cayenne with his grandmother Nicole. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the spectre of Lucas, Nicole's son, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions 11 years earlier.
Director
Festivals & Awards
Locarno Film Festival - Cineasti del Presente 2024 (Switzerland) - Special Jury Prize CINÉ+, First Feature Awards - Special Mention
Vancouver International Film Festival 2024 - Spectrum (Canada)
Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Maxime Jean-Baptiste (°1993) grew up in the context of the Guianese 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 (Berlinale, Sundance, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, ISFF Clermont-Ferrand, IDFA...). Kouté vwa (2024) is his first feature film, and will have its world premiere at Locarno.
