Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

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 des Cinéastes, and mentoring the likes of Ousmane Sembène, Djibril Diop Mambéty, and Ababacar Samb-Makharam, Vieyra turned out a vital body of film work, documenting the birth of a new continental consciousness.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Porto-Novo, Benin
    Birthday
    1/31/1925
Iba N'Diaye
Iba N'Diaye
0
Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh
6.3
Emile the African
Emile the African
7
After Love
After Love
4.5
Africa on the Seine
Africa on the Seine
5.4
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