Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

03/07/2025

Interview on Frantz Fanon with film director Rico Speight, from Harlem

This week, I spoke with film and theatre director Rico Speight, on the line from Harlem, about his ne documentary film 'Rediscovering Fanon', screened in Paris on 5 July 2025.