Film
In the Eye of the Spiral + Real Maravilloso
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Director and producer Raynald Leconte joins Kaima L. Glover, Professor of French & Africana Studies and Faculty Director of the Barnard Digital Humanities Center, in a conversation about Raynald's films In the Eye of the Spiral and Real Maravilloso.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmmd_TPeBok
Dir. Eve Blouin & Raynald Leconte | 2014
In Kreyòl and English with English subtitles
55min
This documentary beautifully encapsulates the artistic and philosophical movement called Spiralism, a practice born in Haiti that spans across disciplines, touching upon spirituality and even politics. Featuring narration by Annie Lennox and the music of Brian Eno, In the Eye of the Spiral sheds light on the state of a country hit by corruption and natural disaster—and the incredible will of Haitian artists who produce art as a personal form of redemption and survival.
Dir. Raynald Leconte | 2018
In Spanish, Kreyòl and English with English subtitles
60min
Real Maravilloso (RM) is Marvelous Realism: it is a way of life in Cuba, when the possibilities of being are open to the unexpected and magical existence. Real Maravilloso tries to understand and decipher the very notion of the term Magical Realism/Real Maravilloso and its impact across Caribbean nations.
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