Film
Toussaint Louverture
Virtual
Dir. Philippe Niang | 2012, 180min, France/Haiti
With Jimmy Jean-Louis, Aïssa Maïga, Arthur Jugnot
At the age of eight, Toussaint Louverture is marked forever when he sees his father, an old slave, judged unproductive and thrown into the harbor. As an adult and a free man, Louverture leads the slave revolt that results in the independence of Haiti.
Actor, director, and producer Jimmy Jean-Louis joins author, educator, and WBAI Radio host Malika Lee Whitney in a conversation about the epic Toussiant Louverture.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obzSvqkh3xM
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