Film: BLACK HANDS - TRIAL OF THE ARSONIST SLAVE (LES MAINS NOIRES: PROCES DE L'ESCLAVE INCENDIAIRE) June 19, 2011

A remarkable documentary that investigates slavery in Canada through the story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, she was sentenced to death, but was she really guilty or a victim of a conspiracy? This is a hidden part of Canadian history and one must pose the following question: Why does this chapter about racism and capital punishment remain unknown? This fascinating film skillfully combines interviews with historians and reenacments that are shot in the same style as Lars von Trier's Dogville.

Directed by Tetchena Bellange, 2010, Quebec/Canada, 2010, 52 mins. In French with English subtitles.

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