Director of
KOUTÉ VWA
Maxime Jean-Baptiste (°1993) grew up in the context of the Guianese and West Indian diaspora in France. His work delves into the complexities of colonial history, focusing on archives and forms of reconstitution to conceive a living, embodied memory. His films have travelled to numerous festivals (Berlinale, Sundance, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, ISFF Clermont-Ferrand, IDFA...). Kouté vwa (2024) is his first feature film, and will have its world premiere at Locarno.
Films: NOU VOIX (2018), LISTEN TO THE BEAT OF OUR IMAGES (2021), MOUNE Ô (2021)