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2026

Maolpo Film

Guadeloupe
FWI

Guadeloupe Carnival 2026

Biink

Documentary · 2026

The concept

Biink asked us to make a half-documentary, half-YouTube video about carnival in Guadeloupe, in three episodes. It isn't quite a documentary: the idea was to blend vlog, documentary film and content creation.

Episode 1

The history of carnival

The first episode goes back to the origins of the festival and gives the floor to two well-known figures of the Guadeloupe carnival, between the seafront at sunrise and long-form interviews.

Still from episode 1 of the Guadeloupe Carnival 2026 documentary
Excerpt - 01Opening to camera
Excerpt - 02First interview
Excerpt - 03Second interview
Excerpt - 04Back to camera
Excerpt - 05Sunrise over the harbour

Episode 2

Meeting a carnival group

The second episode follows a group from start to finish: the interview before setting off, make-up, heading out into the street and the parade all the way to the end of the avenue.

Still from episode 2 of the Guadeloupe Carnival 2026 documentary
Excerpt - 01The group interview
Excerpt - 02Make-up and preparation
Excerpt - 03The déboulé in the street
Excerpt - 04The parade, wide shot
Excerpt - 05Dancing at the heart of the group
Excerpt - 06End of the route

Episode 3

Up close, all the way to the burning of Vaval

The final episode gets up close: the mas, po and snare-drum groups, a déboulé experienced from the inside with Voukoum, then the burning of Vaval that closes the season.

Still from episode 3 of the Guadeloupe Carnival 2026 documentary
Excerpt - 01Mas group, at night
Excerpt - 02Po group
Excerpt - 03Stilt walkers and headdresses
Excerpt - 04The déboulé hits the road
Excerpt - 05Horns and sticks
Excerpt - 06In the middle of the group
Excerpt - 07Joy and dance
Excerpt - 08The sea after the déboulé
Excerpt - 09The burning of Vaval
Excerpt - 10The crowd in front of the fire

Credits

Executive production & direction
Biink
Production
Maolpo Film and Yann BCL
Format
3-episode documentary
Genre
Vlog, documentary and content creation
Location
Guadeloupe
Total running time
56 minutes

A documentary to make?

A story, a place, a trade, a season: we write, film and edit documentaries, from the first location scout to the final delivery, as a single film or as several episodes.

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