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Léon G. Damas
Léon G. Damas
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LÉON G. DAMAS

Directed by Sarah Maldoror
France, 1994
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

While Aimé Cesaire was the one who coined the term négritude, it was the poet Leon G. Damas who first experienced négritude, says Leopold Senghor. A documentary about the poets, landscapes and stories surrounding this important poet, one of the pillars in the négritude cultural movement.

Synopsis

While Aimé Cesaire was the one who coined the term négritude, it was the poet Leon G. Damas who first experienced négritude, says Leopold Senghor. A documentary about the poets, landscapes and stories surrounding this important poet, one of the pillars in the négritude cultural movement.