Afrique-sur-Seine is a French film produced by Jacques Mélo Kane, Mamadou Sarr and Paulin Soumanou Vieyra in 1955.
One of the first short features produced by Africans, filmed in Paris in 1955, it has been called the beginning of African cinema.
Synopsis Denied the authorisation he needed to film in Sénégal under the Laval Decree, Vieyra decided to film his first short feature in Paris. The film recounts the life of African students in Paris, their encounters and the nostalgia they felt far from their native land.
Credits Title : Afrique-sur-Seine Production : Jacques Mélo Kane, Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Screenplay : Mamadou Sarr
Montage : Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Country of origin of producers : Bénin, France, French Guiana, Sénégal Production : Groupe africain de cinéma Language : French Format : 16 mm, black and white Genre : fiction Length : 21 minutes
Distribution Marpessa Dawn Philippe Mory
See also
Cinema of Africa
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