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 |
| Camera | Julien Loustau | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Térence Meunier | Sound |
| Sound | Didier Andréa | Sound |
| Sound | Josefina Rodríguez | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Benjamin Rosier | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Sébastien Descoins | Color Grading |
| Art | Marc Touitou | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Julie Paratian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marlène Dionnet | Production Manager |
| Crew | Marlène Dionnet | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Astrig Chandèze-Avakian | Production Manager |
| Production | Cyril de Virginy | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Madeleine Lungu | Production Intern |
| Production | Julie Paratian | Producer |
| Production | Florence Lazar | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fabrice Puchault | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Florence Lazar | Director |
| Camera | Roland Edzard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Julien Loustau | Editor |
| Writing | Jean Breschand | Writer |
| Writing | Florence Lazar | Writer |
