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
DirectingBirthday
January 31, 1925Deathday
November 4, 1987Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
21Place of birth
Porto-Novo, BeninAlso known as
Paulin VieyraCast credits
Crew credits
Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
DirectorN'Diongane
DirectorIba N'Diaye
DirectorAfrica on the Seine
Editor, DirectorUnder House Arrest
Director, ScreenplayTauw
Production ManagerSindiely
DirectorA Nation is Born
DirectorMôl
DirectorXala
ProducerEmitaï
Production DirectorLamb
DirectorBehind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
DirectorBirago Diop, Storyteller
DirectorIt was four years ago
Director