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Safoi Babana-Hampton in person
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Discover the silenced stories of the transatlantic slave trade and its lasting impact on the francophone Afro-Caribbean world with this powerful documentary.
Choeurs Atlantiques takes viewers on a journey through the living legacy of the Black diaspora and its resilience. The film brings attention to a long-overlooked story in the French Caribbean: a sunken slave ship and the struggle of the people aboard, who fought for their freedom. Known as Maroons, they, along with their descendants, formed free, independent settlements. Choeurs Atlantiques looks at the enduring imprint of colonialism; the gaps in official history; and the ways Afro-descendant communities preserve, reshape, and reclaim this memory across generations—offering new visions of justice and hope.
This deeply personal search for remembrance begins in Le Diamant, Martinique, and extends across three continents. Following Martinican artist Laurent Valère and his conversations with the global Black diaspora, the film explores what it means to be Black today in a connected world. (119 mins., DCP)
Stay after the screening for a Q&A with the filmmaker.
IMAGE CAPTIONSafoi Babana-Hampton. Choeurs Atlantiques, film poster, by Keen Studio.
Safoi Babana-Hampton is a filmmaker and professor of French and Francophone Studies at Michigan State University. Her work blends cinematic storytelling with research on historical memory, migration, and postcolonial identities. She has directed award-winning documentaries including Mémoire hmong à la croisée des chemins (2015), Enfance hmong à la croisée des chemins (2017), and Chœurs Atlantiques (2025). Babana-Hampton holds a PhD from the University of Maryland. As a former Fulbright Scholar, she has led Mellon-funded Humanities Without Walls projects.
This event is organized by Ohio State’s Department of French and Italian.
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Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
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The Columbus Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Axium Packaging
Nationwide Foundation
Michael and Anita Goldberg
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
Joyce Shenk
Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle
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