Raoul Peck: A Filmmaker Reviving Lost Voices Through Documentaries

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Credited from: LEMONDE

Raoul Peck, a Haitian filmmaker, seeks to resurrect forgotten narratives through his documentaries.
His latest work, Ernest Cole, Lost and Found, premieres on December 25 and won the Œil d'or at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.
The film showcases the impact of Ernest Cole, a South African journalist who exposed the harsh realities of apartheid through his photographs in 1967.
After fleeing South Africa for the US, Cole lived in obscurity and poverty until his death in 1990.
Peck's journey, which began in Haiti and included exile across several countries, has shaped his perspective as a filmmaker.

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