Africa on the Seine

Name: Africa on the Seine
Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1955-01-02
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye

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Africa on the Seine

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1955-01-02

Africa on the Seine

This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

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Mamadou Sarr

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Marpessa Dawn

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Annette M'Baye