Africa on the Seine (1955)
Afrique sur Seine
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)
- Date of release
- 1955-01-02
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr
Casting
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Paris
Afrique-sur-Seine is a French film produced by Jacques Mélo Kane, Mamadou Sarr and Paulin Soumanou Vieyra in 1955.
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