Africa on the Seine (1955)

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)

Release: 1955

Genres: Documentary

Director: Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

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

IMDB: 5.4