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The importance of the internet and social media platforms is undeniable, concerning their contribution to the freedom of speech; however, the boundaries are often overstepped under the dark cloak of anonymity.
Across the world, from Paris to Los Angeles via the steps of the Cannes festival, actress and director Aïssa Maïga questions the way black women are represented on-screen and how diversity is promoted.
French chanson star Amélia Starlight is dying. More than a decade has passed since the singer abruptly retired from TV shows and concert halls. Tonight, on Danielle Villard's famous talk show, France reunites with her for a very special live show…
In cars at night, drivers and passagers share their thoughts about the representation of Black bodies in France. Jérémie Danon and Kiddy Smile bring together personalities from diverse backgrounds, allowing them to share their personal experience.
Debunking the image often conjured of the stereotypical Parisian woman, or la parisienne — white, clad in high-end fashion, upper-class, thin — the film interviews countless Parisian women who often feel invisibilized by this narrow representation.
This film captures an emerging generation of black activists who, in the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, were able to mobilize international opinion in favor of the protests in America. Although France is confronted with similar problems, the victims of French police brutality have not benefited from the same media attention. Not Yo Mama’s Movement explores the similarities and differences between the racial situations in the United States and France and how today’s activists navigate building movements for change.
French actors Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Sonia Rolland, Deborah Lukumuena, Marie-France Malonga, Gary Dourdan and others speak up on the reality of black actors in the French movie industry.