Africa on the Seine

Africa on the Seine

Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr • 1955 • Senegal
Starring Paulin Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr

In this short documentary, Paulin Vieyra and his collaborator Mamadou Sarr explore the lives of Africans living in Paris, poetically evoking the ambiguities and questions about identity that plague students educated in colonialist spaces. In voice-over, the film wonders: is Africa only in Africa, or also on the banks of the Seine?

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Africa on the Seine
  • Africa on the Seine

    Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr • 1955 • Senegal
    Starring Paulin Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr

    In this short documentary, Paulin Vieyra and his collaborator Mamadou Sarr explore the lives of Africans living in Paris, poetically evoking the ambiguities and questions about identity that...