Olivier Azam and Daniel Mermet revisit Howard Zinn’s life and work in a striking archival film that stitches together testimonies, documents and historical fragments. Anchored in Zinn’s committed Marxism, the film amplifies voices long excluded from official narratives—enslaved people, Indigenous communities and labor activists—tracing five centuries of struggle. With textured archival frames, a contemplative rhythm and polemical undertow, it reframes public memory and probes how history becomes a battleground for political imagination.
Followed by a discussion with co-director Daniel Mermet.
In partnership with the Maison de l’Histoire.
In English (original version), with French subtitles.
