Directed by Med Hondo
3 Episodes
Among the politically committed African filmmakers who emerged in the postcolonial era, Mauritanian-French firebrand Med Hondo stood as one of the boldest and most provocative voices, forging a fiercely experimental style all his own to examine the historical toll of colonial oppression on generations of African people. Employing radical agit-prop, freewheeling avant-garde experimentation, and incisive satire, his films—including the explosive portrait of immigrant alienation SOLEIL Ô, the innovative musical WEST INDIES: THE FUGITIVE SLAVES OF LIBERTY, and the feminist historical epic SARRAOUNIA—point the way toward a truly decolonized cinema of liberation.
-
Soleil Ô
Episode 1
Directed by Med Hondo • 1970 • France, Mauritania
Starring Robert Liensol, Théo Légitimus, Gabriel GlissandA furious howl of resistance against racist oppression, the debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, stylistically explosive attack on Western capitalism and the lega...
-
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
Episode 2
Directed by Med Hondo • 1979 • Algeria, Mauritania, France
Starring Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Hélène VincentMauritanian French director Med Hondo’s staggering WEST INDIES: THE FUGITIVE SLAVES OF LIBERTY is a sui generis amalgam of historical epic, Broadway revue, Brechtian theater, and joy...
-
2:01:53Episode 3Sarraounia
Episode 3
Directed by Med Hondo • 1986 • Burkina Faso, Mauritania, France
Starring Aï Keïta, Jean-Roger Milo, Féodor Atkine“Today we fight to uphold our dignity and leave a name!” After filming the Brechtian musical spectacle WEST INDIES: THE FUGITIVE SLAVES OF LIBERTY, Mauritanian French director Med Ho...
