Work in Progress. 
Film chronicling the life and times of Edmond Dédé, the most classical of Black composers from the XIXth century.​​​​​​​
Produced during the 2025 Villa Albertine residency in New Orleans
Dir: Marguerite de Bourgoing
Voice over: Melissa Laveaux
Additional cinematography: Zac Manuel, Oren Paley
Photography: Camille Farrah Lenain
Archive: Amistad Research Center
Featuring: Patrick Quigley, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Sultana Isham, & Givonna Joseph
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