Africa on the Seine

Afrique sur Seine

Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Under the Laval Decree, from the 1930s, film projects were subject to prior censorship. In this context, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr did not obtain permission to shoot in Africa and, instead, made this short film on the lives of Africans in Paris. The film exposes students’ questions about their identity, their civilization, their culture and their future. The voice over wonders if Africa is only in Africa or also on the banks of the Seine.

Sessions

06 Oct — 19:00 / 86’
Cinemateca Portuguesa Sala M. Félix Ribeiro

Retrospective The Colonial Question

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Africa on the Seine

Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Black Girl

Ousmane Sembène
07 Oct — 14:00 / 86’
Cinema São Jorge Sala 3

Retrospective The Colonial Question

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Africa on the Seine

Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Black Girl

Ousmane Sembène
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