Past Film/Video | Classics | Series & Festivals

Siméon

(Euzhan Palcy, 1992, Martinique)

New Restoration

A group of people wearing colorful garb clapping hands and singing.

Don’t miss this rare screening of the joyful West Indian musical designed to lift your spirits and have you dancing in the aisles!

Siméon is the beloved music teacher of a small village in Martinique who finds a kindred spirit in his star student, the gifted guitarist Isidore. Together with Isidore’s 10-year-old daughter, they set out to put their island on the map by bringing their percussion-driven zouk music to the world. When tragedy strikes, a little magic helps bridge the gap between dreams and reality. Except for the two lead actors, the cast is made up entirely of musicians, most notably the prolific French Caribbean band Kassav’, championed by jazz legend Miles Davis. Recipient of a 2022 honorary Academy Award, Euzhan Palcy is best known for her films Sugar Cane Alley and A Dry White Season (the first film from a Black female director produced by a major Hollywood studio), but her lesser known Siméon is one of the biggest delights in her filmography. This new 4K restoration has only played in the US a handful of times, so don’t miss this rare opportunity! In French with English subtitles. (115 mins., 4K DCP)

See the entire Musicals! Summer World Tour lineup.

IMAGE CAPTION
Siméon, ©‎ Moune Jamet and courtesy of JMJ International Pictures.

"Music is 50% swing, 50% harmony, and 100% poetry."
Siméon

Read more

COPROMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Getaway Brewing
Seventh Son
Antiques on High

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
National Endowment for the Arts 
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
Ohio Department of Development

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family 
Institute of Museum and Library Services

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts 
CampusParc 
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme 
The Columbus Foundation 
Axium Packaging 
Nationwide Foundation 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 
Mike and Paige Crane 
Nancy Kramer 
Ohio State Energy Partners 
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection 
Larry and Donna James 
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang 
Bruce and Joy Soll 
Melissa Gilliam and William Grobman 
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle 
Jones Day 
Alex and Renée Shumate

Close

Past Film/Video

Siméon