Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1971 BIOFILMOGRAPHY: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (1925-1987) was a Senegalese filmmaker of Beninese origin and a historian of African cinema. He was the first Black African to be admitted to IDHEC (Institut des Hautes Études...
Sekou Omar Barry, Guinea, 1968 SYNOPSIS: “And Then Came Freedom” is a 40-minute documentary, a historical fresco that recounts the long struggle of the Guinean people against French colonial rule and their fight for independence. BIOFILMOGRAPHY: Sekou Omar Barry was...
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1954 SYNOPSIS An African student sits at his desk, studying, when he hears a song from his homeland on the radio. Instantly, he is transported back several years to the moment when he was preparing to leave for France. As memories...
Ousmane Sembène, Senegal, 1988 SYNOPSIS Senegal, 1944. As the war comes to an end in Europe, a battalion of tirailleurs sénégalais arrives at the Thiaroye transit camp. As they await their demobilization, they learn that their compensation will be cut in half. A...
David Schickele, USA-Nigeria, 1971 SYNOPSIS In 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated, and the Biafra War led to a devastating famine. Gabriel fled Nigeria and now lives in San Francisco, immersed in the African-American community. In the turbulent United States of...
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