There Are Only Ways In
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| Description | The film is loosely inspired by Anne-Louis Girodet’s portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley from 1797, and a blend of Belley’s and Atone Niane’s biographies. Jean-Baptiste Belley was born in Senegal circa 1746. At a young age he was sold as a slave, and taken by sailboat to the island of Saint-Domingue. Following the emancipation from the French colonial power, Saint-Domingue was renamed Haiti. After buying his own freedom, Belley became captain of the French army and the first black deputy of the French convention in 1793. He fought for the abolition of slavery and ultimately was betrayed by Napoleon in 1802. He died while still incarcerated in 1805. Atone Niane was born in Senegal in 1953. After graduating from school he traveled to Paris in order to study anthropology. After being disenchanted with his correlation in regard to his French identity he flew from Paris around 1980. In subsequent years he continuously moved around Europe and is currently based in Amsterdam. Niane is now affili |
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| Date | 2019-11-04 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | [alejandro ramírez] |
