·22 min
Afrique sur Seine
Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Documentary
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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Mamadou Sarr
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Robert Caristan
Director of Photography
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