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person_profile-Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Died at age: 62

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Date of Birth:

Jan 31, 1925

Country of birth:

Benin

Died:

Nov 04, 1987

Biography of

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.

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

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Filmography of

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Found 1 Movies in total

... 1981