{"id":7646917,"date":"2026-01-12T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&p=7646917"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:44:45","slug":"no-chains-no-masters-screening-and-talk-with-filmmaker","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/no-chains-no-masters-screening-and-talk-with-filmmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"“No Chains, No Masters”: Screening and Talk with Filmmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On February 9, as part of Simon Mouta\u00efrou\u2019s residency<\/a> with Villa Albertine in Louisiana, Tulane University and the Kathryn B. Gore Endowed Chair in French Dr. Chelsea Stieber will host a special screening of No Chains, No Masters<\/em>, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker and Dr. Camille Dantzler<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Decolonial Studies in the Department of African American and Diaspora Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event offers a powerful exploration of the history of the slave trade in France\u2019s former colonies, viewed through Mouta\u00efrou\u2019s artistic and deeply engaged lens. It is a unique opportunity to reflect on the memory, heritage, and contemporary resonances of this painful past, while engaging directly with two leading voices in research and creative practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Film:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1759. Isle de France (present-day Mauritius). Massamba and Mati, enslaved on Eug\u00e8ne Larcenet\u2019s plantation, live in fear and relentless labor. He dreams of seeing his daughter freed; she longs to escape the green hell of the sugarcane fields. One night, she runs away. Madame La Victoire, a renowned slave hunter, is hired to track her down. Massamba has no choice but to flee as well. In doing so, he becomes a maroon<\/em>: a fugitive who breaks forever with the colonial order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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