5 reasons to watch "Opal" by Alain Bidard

Yé Moun La! Let me tell you about “Opal” (2021) by Alain Bidard.

0:00 - 0:35: intro + opening credit

0:35 - 1:54: why I decided to do the “5 good reasons to watch” concept

1:55 - 2:30: thank you to my English-speaking audience

2:31 -3:37: why I chose “Opal” and how this film touched my soul

3:38 - 4:00: the plot

4:01 -5:07: #1 - it’s a film from Martinique by a filmmaker from Martinique

5:08 - 6:10: #2 - it’s an animated film

6:11 - 6:39: #3 - it celebrates our Afrocaribbean identity

6:40 - 7:20: #4 - it’s about a little Black girl

7:21 - 8:10: #5 - it’s a cautionary tale

8:11- 8:48: the lack of recognition from France vs. the many awards the film gets in international film festivals

8:49 - 9:30: outro + ending credit

Watch the video with English subtitles!