Afrique-sur-Seine

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.^[1]

Synopsis

Denied the authorisation he needed to film in Sénégal under the Laval Decree,^[2] Viera decided to film his first short feature in Paris.^[3] The film recounts the life of African students in Paris, their encounters and the nostalgia they felt far from their native land.^[4]

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

Notes and references

^ Les Cahiers du Cinéma. "Afrique-sur-Seine". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ Cecilia Cenciarelli (2017). "AFRIQUE SUR SEINE: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr". Il Cinema Ritrovato.
^ Julien Farenc. "À la découverte des territoires du cinéma africain - BnF pour tous - BnF". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Afrique sur Seine". Retrieved 28 May 2013.

External links

Afrique-sur-Seine at IMDb
Fédération internationale des archives du film. "Cinéma africain". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Franck Schneider. "Les pionniers du cinéma africain". Dailymotion. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Samba Félix Ndiaye. "Film-detail". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Africultures - Fiche film : Afrique-sur-Seine". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Institut francais. "Afrique-sur-Seine". Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Thomas Sotinel (6 December 2010). "Un demi-siècle d'indépendances africaines en douze films". Le Monde. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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[1] Les Cahiers du Cinéma. "Afrique-sur-Seine". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[2] Cecilia Cenciarelli (2017). "AFRIQUE SUR SEINE: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr". Il Cinema Ritrovato.

[3] Julien Farenc. "À la découverte des territoires du cinéma africain - BnF pour tous - BnF". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[4] "Afrique sur Seine". Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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