You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing (2019)
Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity.
Director: Florence Lazar
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Marie-Nicolette Reibec as Self |
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Suzette Mauzole as Self |
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Moïse Chérubin-Jeannette as Self |
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Emmanuel Nossin as Self |
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Sylvie Boudre as Self |
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Anne-Lise Bellance as Self |
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Véronique Montjean as Self |
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Marie-Jeanne Montjean as Self |
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Joseph Mauzole as Self |
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Arnaud de Meillac as Self |
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Jean-Claude Montjean as Self |
| Sound | Didier Andréa | Sound |
| Production | Julie Paratian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fabrice Puchault | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Julien Loustau | Additional Photography |
| Production | Julie Paratian | Producer |
| Sound | Benjamin Rosier | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Sébastien Descoins | Color Grading |
| Crew | Madeleine Lungu | Production Intern |
| Art | Marc Touitou | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Marlène Dionnet | Post-Production Manager |
| Sound | Térence Meunier | Sound |
| Production | Astrig Chandèze-Avakian | Production Manager |
| Sound | Josefina Rodríguez | Sound Editor |
| Production | Florence Lazar | Associate Producer |
| Production | Cyril de Virginy | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Marlène Dionnet | Production Manager |
| Directing | Florence Lazar | Director |
| Editing | Julien Loustau | Editor |
| Writing | Florence Lazar | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Breschand | Writer |
| Camera | Roland Edzard | Director of Photography |
