Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices) + Nothing Out of the Island: Bridges

Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices) (2024)
Dir. Maxime Jean-Baptiste, 76min, DCP
With Melrick Diomar, Nicole Diomar Yannick Cébret
In French Guianese Creole and French with English subtitles

13-year-old Melrick spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, French Guiana. His presence and desire to learn how to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, Nicole’s son, also a drummer, who died under tragic circumstances a decade earlier. Faced with the grief that haunts his family, Melrick seeks his own path to forgiveness in this touching drama by Maxime Jean-Baptiste.

Preceded by:

Nothing Out of the Island: Bridges (Nada Fuera de la Isla: Puentes) (2024)
Dir. Dalissa Montes de Oca, 16min, DCP
In Spanish with English subtitles

Fragmented memories and visions find a home in light and shadows, bridging the gap between the past, the present, and the loss of a mother.