Ashes Day (Le Jour des Cendres)
a film by Amingo Thora and Bénédicte Bonheur
France / 2026 / 25 mins
Last day of Carnival, Ash Wednesday. February 1976. Saint-Esprit. Martinique.
After living in mainland France for several years under the BUMIDOM scheme, Liéna returns to her loved ones, prostrate in the back of the hearse bringing back the body of her younger sister who died in mainland France. The arrival at the family home makes for a painful reunion. The time of mourning will be that of a sad realization...
of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique (development and production grants), the CNC (Images of Diversity Fund and short films production grants) and the Sud Region (development and production grants).
'Talents en court' Residency and Le GREC Workshop.
