The legendary past of the sugarcane people
Director:
Céline Aho-Nienne
Duration:
28 minutes
Year:
2025
Category:
Short documentary film
Synopsis
In Reunion Island, the Grands-Bois factory was once one of the largest sugar refineries and distilleries on the island. Grands-Bois experienced four decades of golden age (1950-1990). When the factory closed its doors in 1991, time stood still. From then on, the inhabitants crystallized their past around legends. In a succession of portraits, the elders tell this legendary past. In this popular Grands-Bois, it is the history of all the sugar factories on the island and overseas which is part of French working-class history.
Country & Language:
Réunion Island
Réunion Creole & French
Subtitled in French and English
Production:
Prosin Kou Do Fé – PKDF
Location
Musée Stella Matutina, Saint-Leu
Date & Time
14/04 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 work, 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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