• Director(s):

    LINTON (MARIE)

  • Producer(s):

    KAMI PRODUCTIONS, FRANCE 5

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2024

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

This documentary follows researchers across the Caribbean and beyond as they uncover Indigenous remains that challenge the myth of Columbus’s discovery, tracing pre-Columbian cultures from Puerto Rico to French Guiana.​

When Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas in October 1492, he didn't just discover a new world, he also met a whole new people. He called them “Indians” and perceived some of them as “good savages” and others as “ferocious cannibals”. This documentary tells the story of how two different worlds met, and it does so through the eyes of the people of the West Indies. Rock paintings, ritual objects, bones and pottery shards tell a new narrative, quite different from the one that was passed down by European settlers. So, who were the pre-Columbian people of the West Indies? How did they meet the Europeans? And finally, did they really disappear, as is often claimed? To answer these questions, we will be unveiling archaeological sites and presenting new scientific experiments to try and learn more about this fascinating civilization.

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