‘SLAVERY ROUTES film 3&4 - DANIEL CATTIER, JUAN GELAS & FANNY GLISSANT’

Film 3 -  1620 -1789: From sugar to rebellion
Film 4 - 1789-1888: The New Frontiers of Slavery
In the presence of Daniel Cattier (Director) 

This new series presents a global view of the history of the slave trade from the 7th Century to  XIX Century .
For more than 1,200 years, Africa was the epicentre of a gigantic trade in human beings that stretched across the globe.  
Nubians, Peuls, Mandinkas, Songhais, Sosos, Akans, Yoruba, Ibos, Kongos, Yao, Somalis... In all, more than 20 million Africans were deported, sold and reduced to slavery. A criminal system that  brought riches and laid the foundations of the world's biggest empires. The scale of this slave trade is such that for a long time it was impossible to explain its mechanisms. Yet its history raises one fundamental question: How did Africa find itself at the heart of the slave routes?  

Daniel Cattier – co-director
Coming from an international background, Daniel Cattier is a Media Consultant with an expertise in intercultural communication and a Film Director. Trained as a Historian and Political Scientist, he started his career as a researcher for Channel 4. Although born in Belgium and educated in the UK, his lineage can be traced back to Southern Africa. He’s the director of the series “Kongo – The Great Illusion” – broadcasted on Arte, TV5 Monde, RTBF, Histoire and Canvas.
Co-production: Cie des Phares & Balises (CPB Films), Arte France, Kwassa Films, RTBF, LX Filmes, RTP, Inrap

In the framework of People of African Descent (PAD) Week – Eu Parliament May 13-18, 2018, Brussels.
A joint initiative of the Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conference (TMPLC), European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI), Each One Teach One (EOTO) and the European Network Against Racism (ENAR). During PAD Week,  government, civil society, and private sector representatives, assess the scope of rising discrimination, compare government, civil society and private sector responses, share best practices, and provide concrete recommendations at different hearings/roundtables and forums.  To register