Africa on the Seine

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

·1955 ·22m ·Documentary

Widely considered the first film directed by a sub-Saharan African, this movie flips the script on ethnographic documentaries. It captures 1950s Paris through the eyes of a group of African immigrants, turning the usual gaze back on the city itself. Instead of outsiders observing native life, here the natives observe the colonizer's world, offering a fresh, subtle critique of European society.

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