A quoi sert la poésie ?

A poetic documentary by Marc Alexandre OHO BAMBE and Anglade AMEDEE for Africultures and On A Slamé Sur La Lune... With Kettly MARS, Marianne DENICOURT, Léonora MIANO, Lyonel TROUILLOT, Lilian THURAM, André WILMS, Souleyman MBODJ, Gaston-Paul EFFA, Marc NAMMOUR... Filmed in Le Havre during the 2013 edition of the Le Goût des Autres festival, the film poses this question, both gentle and brutal: "What is the purpose of poetry?" Here are some answers, in images and the music of words... Music credits: On A Slamé Sur La Lune, Francis LASSUS, Renya KETOGLO, Christophe ISSELEE, Florent HU Interviews and Slam: Capitaine ALEXANDRE Images and editing: Anglade AMEDEE Concept by On A Slamé Sur La Lune & et l'homme CRéA