Afrique 50
6.8
1950
17m
Documentary
The first French anti-colonialist film, derived from an assignment in which the director was to document educational activities by the French League of Schooling in West Africa. Vautier later filmed what he actually saw: “a lack of teachers and doctors, the crimes committed by the French Army in the name of France, the instrumentalization of the colonized peoples.” For his role in the film, Vautier was imprisoned for several months. The film was banned from public screening for more than 40 years.
Key Crew
Director
René Vautier
Producers
René Vautier
Writers
René Vautier
Cinematography
René Vautier
Cast (1)
René Vautier
Récitant / Narrator
Keywords
short film
