From the Depths of My Heart (2018)
In Reunion Island, green casuarinas are swept by trade winds. We skim the black sandy earth until we reach the center and come upon a stage, a "ron," where poets succeed one another to deliver their "fonnkers" and perpetuate the Creole language. Their bodies vibrate, their feet stomp the basaltic soil to invoke the secret tale. The poem thus becomes the ritual for an identity quest. Tonight is kabar night "Ôté fonnkézer. Rant dann ron, detak la lang, demay lo kèr!" (Oh Poet. Walk on stage, free your tongue, untangle your heart!) The texts of these poems have urged us to resist for the past forty years. Could their panting souls be whispering the possibility of resilience to our ears?
Director: Sophie Louÿs
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 48 min
Release Date: August 25, 2018
Screenplay
Music: Jako Maron
Cinematography: Raphaël O'Byrne
Editing: Jean-Michel Perez
Country: France, Reunion
Language: Français
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is From the Depths of My Heart about?
- In Reunion Island, green casuarinas are swept by trade winds. We skim the black sandy earth until we reach the center and come upon a stage, a "ron," where poets succeed one another to deliver their "fonnkers" and perpetuate the Creole language. Their bodies vibrate, their feet stomp the basaltic soil to invoke the secret tale. The poem thus becomes the ritual for an identity quest. Tonight is kabar night "Ôté fonnkézer. Rant dann ron, detak la lang, demay lo kèr!" (Oh Poet. Walk on stage, free your tongue, untangle your heart!) The texts of these poems have urged us to resist for the past forty years. Could their panting souls be whispering the possibility of resilience to our ears?
- Who directed From the Depths of My Heart?
- From the Depths of My Heart was directed by Sophie Louÿs.
- How long is From the Depths of My Heart?
- From the Depths of My Heart has a runtime of 48m (48 minutes).
- What genre is From the Depths of My Heart?
- From the Depths of My Heart is a Documentary film.
- Where was From the Depths of My Heart produced?
- From the Depths of My Heart was produced in France, Reunion.