Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity.
Cast
Crew
Florence Lazar
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Jean Breschand
Writer
Julien Loustau
Editor, Additional Photography
Roland Edzard
Director of Photography
Sébastien Descoins
Color Grading
Julie Paratian
Executive Producer, Producer
Cyril de Virginy
Executive Producer
Fabrice Puchault
Associate Producer
Marlène Dionnet
Post-Production Manager, Production Manager
Josefina Rodríguez
Sound Editor
Emmanuel Croset
Sound Mixer
Didier Andréa
Sound
Térence Meunier
Sound
Benjamin Rosier
Foley Artist
Astrig Chandèze-Avakian
Production Manager
Madeleine Lungu
Production Intern
Marc Touitou
Graphic Designer
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