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
Genre: TV Movie, Documentary
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: October 22, 2019
Cast
- Marie-Nicolette Reibec - Self
- Suzette Mauzole - Self
- Moïse Chérubin-Jeannette - Self
- Emmanuel Nossin - Self
- Sylvie Boudre - Self
- Anne-Lise Bellance - Self
- Véronique Montjean - Self
- Marie-Jeanne Montjean - Self
- Joseph Mauzole - Self
- Arnaud de Meillac - Self
Screenplay
Cinematography: Roland Edzard
Editing: Julien Loustau
Production: Sister Productions
Country: France
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
Keywords
poison, environment, martinique
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing about?
- 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.
- Who directed You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing?
- You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing was directed by Florence Lazar.
- Who stars in You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing?
- You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing stars Marie-Nicolette Reibec, Suzette Mauzole, Moïse Chérubin-Jeannette, Emmanuel Nossin, Sylvie Boudre, Anne-Lise Bellance.
- How long is You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing?
- You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing?
- You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing is a TV Movie, Documentary film.
- Where was You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing produced?
- You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing was produced in France.