Documentary -- Work in Progress.
When Edmond Dédé, a pioneering 19th-century Creole composer from New Orleans, escapes racial segregation to build a musical legacy in France, his 1887 grand opera vanishes—until its first-ever performance in 2025 sparks a cross-continental journey to restore its place in music history.
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