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[S\u00e9lection officielle\/Official selection (Film en comp\u00e9tition)] <\/b><\/p>\n

R\u00e9alisateur(trice)\/Director: Joshua Jackson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dur\u00e9e\/Length: 00:42:45\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Court m\u00e9trage \u2014 Doc\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Origine: USA<\/span><\/p>\n

Film sous-titr\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais si le film est en anglais (ou autre langue) \/ <\/b>Subtitled in English if the film is in French (or another language).<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Kyla, lyc\u00e9enne en derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e \u00e0 Chicago se rend dans diff\u00e9rentes villes de l’Illinois pour trouver les sources de la r\u00e9sistance noire tant sur le plan historique que g\u00e9ographique. Ces t\u00e9moignages forts s’articulent autour de sources d’archives offrant une exp\u00e9rience captivante et pertinente aux spectateurs du monde entier. Ce documentaire a pour objectif d’offrir un espace de r\u00e9flexion permettant \u00e0 chacun d’imaginer le r\u00f4le qu’il peut jouer pour b\u00e2tir un avenir plus juste, pour soi-m\u00eame comme pour les autres. Riche en r\u00e9cits et visuellement saisissant, il offre une lueur d’espoir en ces temps marqu\u00e9s par la haine, la division et la polarisation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyla, a sixth-form student in Chicago, travels to various towns and cities across Illinois to explore the roots of Black resistance, both historically and geographically. These powerful testimonies are interwoven with archival footage, offering a captivating and relevant experience to viewers around the world. This documentary aims to provide a space for reflection, enabling everyone to imagine the role they can play in building a fairer future, both for themselves and for others. Rich in storytelling and visually striking, it offers a glimmer of hope in these times marked by hatred, division and polarisation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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