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AFRIQUE ON THE SEINE

Afrique-sur-Seine

Directed by Paulin Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr
France, 1955
Short, Drama
  • 2121 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.