Africa on the Seine

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)

Director: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr

Cast: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.