Africa on the Seine

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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)

Country:

Senegal

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

22 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Cast:
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Mamadou Sarr

Marpessa Dawn

Annette M'Baye

Crew:
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Director

Mamadou Sarr

Director

Mamadou Sarr

Writer

Robert Caristan

Director of Photography

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Editor