Africa on the Seine

Name: Africa on the Seine
Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1955-01-02
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye

HDIMDB: 6.2

Africa on the Seine (1955) is a documentary directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra rated 6.2/10.

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)

Released: 1955-01-02

Duration: 0h 22m

Genre: Documentary

Country: Senegal, France

Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr

Writer: Mamadou Sarr

Cast: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye

Production: Groupe Africain