Listen to the Voices

New Directors Competition

Listen to the Voices

Kouté Vwa

Guyana, Belgium, France 2024 Fiction / Documentary cor 77 min.

In this docudrama, Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, French Guiana. The boy’s presence —who dreams of playing the drums— brings back the memory of Lucas, Nicole’s son, who also had a passion for the instrument and tragically died 11 years ago. Amid the grief that haunts his family and Lucas’s best friend’s desire for revenge, Melrick seeks his own path to forgiveness.

Winner of the special jury prize in the Filmmakers of the Present section at the Locarno Festival. At the same event, the film also received a special mention in the first feature competition.

Guyana Belgium France family drama documentary mourning friendship youth international film festivals awarded films

direction

Maxime Jean-Baptiste

screenplay

Audrey Jean-Baptiste, Maxime Jean-Baptiste

cinematography

Arthur Lauters

editing

Liyo Gong

sound

Kylian Dadi, Tanguy Lallier

sound design

Ingrid Simon

music

Mayouri Tchô Nèg, Josy Masse, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, London Symphony Orchestra

cast

Melrick Diomar, Nicole Diomar, Yannick Cébret

production

Rosa Spaliviero, Olivier Marboeuf

co-production

Damien Riga, Ellen Meiresonne

produced by

Twenty Nine Studio & Production, Spectres Productions

co-produced by

Shelter Prod, Atelier Graphoui

world sales

MoreThan Films

contact

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indicative rating

12