Africa on the Seine (1955)
22m
Running Time
January 2, 1955Release Date
Africa on the Seine (1955)
22m
Running Time
January 2, 1955Release Date
Plot.
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)
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Africa on the Seine is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1955
Original NameAfrique sur Seine
StatusReleased
Running Time22m
Filming LocationsParis, France
Genres
Wiki.
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.