This event is in the past.It took place on April 11, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama FilmDrama FilmMelrick spends his Cayenne summers learning to drum, and each beat unlocks family memories of a boy whose life was taken. Maxime Jean-Baptiste's 2024 film weaves fiction and documentary into a coming-of-age story that confronts colonial violence and long-carried grief.
Coming-of-age film
Colonialism & grief
Fiction-documentary blend
Caribbean cinema
Tips
🎬"a story about grief and forgiveness that also deals with the persisting consequences of colonialism" (CineEuropa)
🎤introduced by curator Menat Allah
Kouté vwa
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmMelrick spends his Cayenne summers learning to drum, and each beat unlocks family memories of a boy whose life was taken. Maxime Jean-Baptiste's 2024 film weaves fiction and documentary into a coming-of-age story that confronts colonial violence and long-carried grief.
Coming-of-age film
Colonialism & grief
Fiction-documentary blend
Caribbean cinema
Tips
🎬"a story about grief and forgiveness that also deals with the persisting consequences of colonialism" (CineEuropa)
🎤introduced by curator Menat Allah
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