Martinique - Fragility is a one hour theme based documentary filmed in the Caribbean island of Martinique through humor and local perspectives directed by Dr Louis Lam, a medical expeditionist and cultural anthropologist, exploring the fragility of humans including topics of health and the vulnerability of the younger generations, political fragility, as well as the natural environment. It explores the history of the Chlordacone insecticide scandal, the long term soil and ocean contamination, and their effects on food safety and modern day farming through a local physician about the high rate of prostatic cancer, the unusual rate of miscarriage through a local woman, and the concern about deep sea fishing through a Frenchman in the town of Precheur . It also visits how natural farming comes about avoiding the contamination through a crayfish PhD farmer. It talks about current social issues with poverty and the local effort to promote health and education of their younger generations through the eyes of two sport and technology enthusiasts. It visits an identity camp and interviews a political activists on her view about being a French province, the recent acceptance of the Martinique flag, and conflicts on self identity with France. It interviews a local with his family about being Martiniquais, the uniqueness of its languages, food, and culture. It talks about one of the biggest volcanic eruption and the destruction of St Pierre as a capitol as well as the prediction of the next eruption. Finally, it touches upon the spirit and resilience despite the hardship of the Martiniquais through the annual Yole parade taken place in hte current capitol Fort de France.

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Filmed August 2023.

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