Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Benin-born, Senegal-raised filmmaker, theorist, and historian Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was a key figure, as both practitioner and thinker, in the creation and articulation of what a post-colonial African cinema would and could be. Along with producing essential texts like “Film and the Problem of Languages in Africa“ and “Remarks on African Cinema,” founding the important Fédération Panafricaine...
Benin-born, Senegal-raised filmmaker, theorist, and historian Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was a key figure, as both practitioner and thinker, in the creation and articulation of what a post-colonial African cinema would and could be. Along with producing essential texts like “Film and the Problem of Languages in Africa“ and “Remarks on African Cinema,” founding the important Fédération Panafricaine...
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Cast Credits
Emile the African
as Passer-by (uncredited)
After Love
as A Passerby (uncredited)
Devil in the Flesh
as Passer-by (uncredited)
Crew Credits
Under House Arrest
Director
Xala
Producer
Emitaï
Production Director
Tauw
Production Manager
Môl
Director
Sindiely
Director
N'Diongane
Director
It was four years ago
Director