POETS MAKE THE SUN RISE
Director:
Céline Aho-Nienne
Duration:
52 minutes
Year:
2025
Category:
Feature-length Documentary
Synopsis
On Reunion Island, students deprived of a Creole competition celebrate a kabar fonnkèr and find strength, hope and dreams of the future in poetry.
Country & Language:
Réunion Island
Réunion Creole & French
Subtitled in French
Production:
Ayato Productions
Location
Léspas culturel Leconte de Lisle, Saint-Paul
Date & Time
10/04 at 7PM
Céline Aho-Nienne
Born in 1984, Céline Aho-Nienne is a writer-director whose work explores the history and culture of Réunion Island. She is the recipient of the Lankréol Daniel Honoré Prize and has participated in residencies at Le Grec, the Réunion Departmental Library, and Talents La Kour.
Her works, whether the animated short Boutik lo Pèp (development) or the documentaries Solèy i lèv a lèst and Grands-Bois, mon lémé, celebrate her native language, Creole, and all aim to tell the story of her homeland.
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