Association “Friends of Sarah Maldoror and Mario de Andrade”
‘’In the life of any individual, family, community or society, memory is of fundamental importance. It is the fabric of identity’’ – Nelson Mandela
Founded in 2019, the Association “Friends of Sarah Maldoror and Mario de Andrade” focuses on preserving memory, encouraging dialogue and developing legacy work of this extraordinary couple whose lives have impregnated and crossed those of the main thinkers of the 20th century in Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Led by daughters Annouchka de Andrade and Henda Ducados, the Association’s main purpose is to feed the larger public with upcoming events regarding their parents as well as providing public access to information on films festivals and debates.
Crucial to the Mission of the Association is to ensure that the intellectual legacy of the couple lives on to the benefit of the larger public.
Aquino de Bragança, Nelson Mandela, Mario de Andrade
Miami – Third Horizon Film festival 22 to 29 June / A nomadic trio : tribute to Sarah Maldoror
This year Third Horizon Film festival is honored to present a retrospetcive tribute to the late Sarah Maldoror (1929-2020). Annouchka de Andrade will be in attendance.
Die Gesänge der Sarah Maldoror – Ein Kino der Nähe, der kollektiven Verantwortung und des Teilens
Tribute to Sarah Maldoror in the cinematographic collectif of Frankfurt. 12 films from June 10 to 12. in presence of Annouchka de Andrade Sarah Maldoror (1929-2020) is one of the most important pioneers of African and Afro-diasporic cinema, yet she has remained relatively unknown to audiences in Germany. Born in the south of France to
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Tours – le 19 juin 2022
Le dimanche 19 juin 2022 à 11 heures aux Cinémas Studio de Tours. Nous présenterons deux films de la cinéaste Sarah Maldoror : – Le court métrage SCALA MILAN A.C. (France, Italie – 2003 – 18 minutes). – Le long métrage SAMBIZANGA (Angola, Congo, France – 1972 – 102 minutes).
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To Sarah Maldoror…who, camera in hand, fights oppression, alienation
and defies human bullshit
Though her name remains unfamiliar to most, the Frenchborn filmmaker's work is central to postcolonial African cinema
Maldoror brought to the screen the "shadow songs" of negritude and the liberation struggles of African countries.
