Africa on the Seine
1955, French. Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra & Mamadou Sarr.
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)
- Runtime
- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 January 1955
- Original title
- Afrique sur Seine
- Country
- Senegal, France
- Written by
- Mamadou Sarr
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Africa on the Seine runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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Africa on the Seine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Africa on the Seine?
Africa on the Seine (1955) was directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Mamadou Sarr and stars Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn.