The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

An actress and new mother (Zita Hanrot) is haunted by voices as she attempts to inhabit the role of surrealist writer Suzanne Césaire in Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s bold debut feature. In the sleepy palm groves of the tropics, a small group of filmmakers and actors confront the history of Césaire in her youth, staging scenes from her life and troubling the “paradise” of historical memory. A rich examination of Suzanne’s relationships with her husband, writer and politician Aimé Césaire, and famed surrealist André Breton, this post-biopic brilliantly deconstructs the genre of narrative biographical film.

See it on 35mm on Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7 at 7pm, and Sunday, June 8 at 5pm.

Join us for Q&As with director Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich following the 7pm screenings on Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7.