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Africa on the Seine

1955 · 22 min · Documentary

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)

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra — Director · Mamadou Sarr — Director

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra portraitPaulin Soumanou VieyraMMamadou SarrMarpessa Dawn portraitMarpessa DawnAAnnette M'Baye

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