Africa on the Seine Poster

Africa on the Seine 1955

★ 5.45 votes22 min📅 1955-01-02

Overview

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)

Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Cast

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Mamadou Sarr
Marpessa Dawn
Marpessa Dawn
Annette M'Baye