The text of his play “Port-au-Prince in his sweet night” was recently read for the French Languages Festival in Rouen. The opportunity for “L’Oreille est Bolde” to meet the author, the actress seen in the film “Freda” and soon the Haitian filmmaker. Intense encounter with a passionate person.
Gaelle beloved describes herself as an “artivist,” an amalgamation of her status as an artist and an activist. The one who professed her love for theater and writing from a young age is also an outspoken feminist activist. Especially not in as many crises as the violent ones his home country of Haiti has experienced — especially since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, then-President of the Haitian Republic, in 2021.
Among the consequences of this murder were the threats Gaëlle Bien-Aimé was subjected to, which made her think about exile for a long time. The temptation to walk away is not excluded, but the author has made weapons of this upheaval. lyrics like Port-au-Prince and its sweet nighta true declaration of love to his city and country.
In difficult circumstances, the artist and writer continues to develop her talents, which should lead her to adapt her text for a feature film or a medium-length film. And she tells us quite frankly about it. Listen and discover an intense artist, Gaëlle Bien-Aimé The ear is fat :
Good blood can’t lie and we can’t ignore the fact that Gaëlle is the daughter of Haitian filmmaker Jean Gardy Bien-aimé. Furthermore, it is the first element she provides in her self-portrait that opens the podcast L’Oreille est Bold.
Gaëlle Bien-Aimé defines herself as an “artist” • ©DR
The girl who discovered theater and writing very early in her childhood still felt the need as an adult to be encouraged in her art and her talents by her peers. And authors like to quote Kettly Mars Or Guy Regis Jr who strongly encouraged her to continue writing for the theater.
Several pieces that already owe him: Talon aiguille talon d’Achilles, Que ton Reign Vienne, Tranzit, Loving in Stereo or even the very beautiful Port-au-Prince and its sweet night. A text that puts into words the intimacy of a couple sharing their love and their feelings, and captures the context of the crisis, the excitement that the city in which they are developing/moving.
Gaëlle Bien-Aimé will soon be adapting her play Port-au-Prince and its sweet night • ©DR
A kind of emotional camera, a declaration of love by Gaëlle Bien-Aimé to her city, to her beloved country. And for that, urged by her friend, she will soon step behind the camera and get her first realization Gessica Geneus (director of the film freda in which Gaëlle played a role).
And meet a woman who is both purposeful and empathetic. Firm in her artistic convictions (she also teaches her knowledge to young actors in training) and in politics. As a convinced feminist at the head of an organization founded in 2015 (Négès Mawon), she distils what she believes in her texts, her positions and her words. To the point that she was already directly threatened, to the point that, like other artists before her, she had contemplated exile.
Gaëlle Bien-Aimé is a guest on “The Ear is Bold” • ©DR
She cannot bring herself to go into exile because she is so attached to her city, to her country. So many upheavals and emotionally complicated situations that feed his lyrics. It’s not the slightest paradox that troubles this lovable artist. Gaëlle Bien-Aimé, a must-follow in L’Oreille est Bolde, it’s HERE!
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“Tranzit” – read at Passage(s), “Love in Stereo”, “Port-au-Prince and its Sweet Night”: some pieces by Gaëlle Bien-Aimé.