Here, the Beaches are Black

In the presence of the director

Direction : Olivier Dejean

 

Synopsis

A politically active, white-skinned Creole woman bears the wounds of a tragic event that happened in Reunion Island. At night, she engages in acts of poetic vandalism in her fight to free the Indian Ocean island from French dominion. But her son, a police officer, disapproves of her ideological struggle.

 

Duration: 10 minutes

Year: 2022

Short fiction film

Country and Language

Réunion
Reunion Creole and French,
Subtitled in French and English

Production

We film

Location

Hotel Le Récif

Olivier dejean

I was born in 1979 on a small piece of France in the Indian Ocean. This land is called La Réunion. I live here. I work here. I will probably die here. But before that final step—because, after all, there’s no rush—I take pleasure in traveling through imaginary worlds nourished by the unique history of this island. After many years working in radio, where I refined my ear for storytelling, I now explore the narratives of this island society—shaped by the opposing winds of history—through cinema.