BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21356@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Zion (2025) DTSTAMP:20260428T200616Z DTSTART:20260522T191500Z DESCRIPTION:Zion is a celebrated\, music-driven Guadeloupean drama\, as par t of the Caribbean\nfocus of the Africadelic Festival 2026! With an introd uction by Sandra Roberts.\n\nZion (2025)\, directed by Guadeloupean filmma ker Nelson Foix\, follows Chris\, a\nyoung man navigating a precarious lif e in the port city of Pointe-à-Pitre.\nCaught between petty crime\, fast l iving\, and limited prospects\, his life takes\nan unexpected turn when a baby is left at his doorstep just as he’s pulled into\na risky drug job. S uddenly faced with responsibility\, Chris is thrust into a\ntense journey that forces him to confront questions of survival\, masculinity\,\nand cha nge.\n\nBeyond its gripping story\, Zion is considered a landmark in Carib bean cinema.\nShot largely in Guadeloupean Creole\, it offers an authentic portrayal of local\nlanguage and culture\, while challenging stereotypica l “postcard” images of the\nCaribbean. Instead\, it foregrounds urban real ities such as inequality\, youth\nunemployment\, and social marginalizatio n. Featuring many non-professional actors\nfrom local communities\, the fi lm deepens its social realism and sense of\nownership over Caribbean story telling. \n\nZion is also very much a music-driven film\, using its soundt rack and sound\ndesign as key elements in shaping the film’s realism\, emo tional tone\, and\ncultural specificity. Rooted deeply in Guadeloupean lif e through its use of\nCreole language\, perspective\, and culture\, the fi lm integrates music by\nAntillean artists to ground its world sonically. T hrough its collaboration with\nlocal musicians\, Zion creates a rich senso ry immersion\, where sound becomes\ncentral to experiencing the rhythms of Guadeloupean life. \n\nZion has seen strong success\, particularly in the Caribbean\, drawing large local\naudiences even before its wider French r elease. Praised for its resonance and\nauthenticity\, Zion is part of a gr owing wave of Caribbean films gaining\ninternational visibility while stay ing rooted in their communities.\n\nMelkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time\, such as\nconcerts\, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some\nnoise pollution from othe r programmes during the screening. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/zion-2025-1 GEO:52.3647777;4.881073026725959 LOCATION:Melkweg - Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,crime,drama,film,leidseplein X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Zion is a celebrated, music-driven Guadelou pean drama, as part of the Caribbean focus of the Africadelic Festival 202 6! With an introduction by Sandra Roberts.

Zion (2025), directed by Guadeloupean filmmaker Nelson Foix, follows Chris, a young man navigating a precarious life in the port city of Pointe-à-Pitre. Caught between petty crime, fast living, and limited prospects, his life takes an unexpected t urn when a baby is left at his doorstep just as he’s pulled into a risky d rug job. Suddenly faced with responsibility, Chris is thrust into a tense journey that forces him to confront questions of survival, masculinity, an d change.

Beyond its gripping story, Zion is considered a landmark i n Caribbean cinema. Shot largely in Guadeloupean Creole, it offers an auth entic portrayal of local language and culture, while challenging stereotyp ical “postcard” images of the Caribbean. Instead, it foregrounds urban rea lities such as inequality, youth unemployment, and social marginalization. Featuring many non-professional actors from local communities, the film d eepens its social realism and sense of ownership over Caribbean storytelli ng. 

Zion is also very much a music-driven film, using its soun dtrack and sound design as key elements in shaping the film’s realism, emo tional tone, and cultural specificity. Rooted deeply in Guadeloupean life through its use of Creole language, perspective, and culture, the film int egrates music by Antillean artists to ground its world sonically. Through its collaboration with local musicians, Zion creates a rich sensory immers ion, where sound becomes central to experiencing the rhythms of Guadeloupe an life. 

Zion has seen strong success, particularly in the Car ibbean, drawing large local audiences even before its wider French release . Praised for its resonance and authenticity, Zion is part of a growing wa ve of Caribbean films gaining international visibility while staying roote d in their communities.

Melkweg often hosts different types of pr ogrammes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other progr ammes during the screening.

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