Open Mic Solitaire

Open Mic Solitaire

Directed by Julius-Amédée Laou • 1983 • France
Starring Serge Ubrette, Marilyne Canto

Playwright Julius-Amédée Laou’s first foray into filmmaking is an explosive call to revolution in which a young Black artist—after learning that his brother has been murdered in Paris by far-right racists—hijacks a popular Franco-Caribbean radio station and takes to the airwaves, determined to speak directly to his community and shake it out of its complacency.

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Open Mic Solitaire
  • Open Mic Solitaire

    Directed by Julius-Amédée Laou • 1983 • France
    Starring Serge Ubrette, Marilyne Canto

    Playwright Julius-Amédée Laou’s first foray into filmmaking is an explosive call to revolution in which a young Black artist—after learning that his brother has been murdered in Paris by far-right racists—hijac...