Esmeralda’s beach
Patrice Raynal / 58 min / 2019
In today's Ecuador, the black population born of slavery is still subject to strong social discrimination. Yet some members of the community are committed to promoting their specific culture and passing on the rebellious memory of their ancestors, who have always fought for freedom.
Fiche technique
Photography and sound: Patrice Raynal
Mixing: Daniel Burkhart
color-grading: Stephane Cales
Projections et festivals
With the support of Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Special Prize for International Solidarity at the Africlap Festival in Toulouse
Cinéma du réel Festival (Paris)
EDOC in Quito
Corsicadoc (Ajaccio)
Goree Cinema Festival (Senegal)
Alter do Chão Film Festival (Brazil)
Festival Curieux Voyageurs (France)
FIDBA (Argentina)
Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Cine por los Derechos Humanos (Bolivia)
Africlap Toulouse Festival
Liberation Docfest Bangladesh