Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Directing

Born January 31, 1925 · Porto-Novo, Benin

13 films as director · Active 1954–1982

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 Africa…

Known for

Emile the African

1948

Devil in the Flesh

1947

After Love

1948

Africa on the Seine

1955

Iba N'Diaye

1982

Directed(13)

1982Iba N'Diaye

1981Under House Arrest★ 9.0

1981Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo★ 7.0

1981Birago Diop, Storyteller★ 7.0

1971Ife / 3ème Festival des Arts

1966Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres

1955Africa on the Seine★ 5.4

1954It was four years ago

Acting(5)

1982Iba N'DiayeHimself - Interviewer (uncredited)

Film

1955Africa on the Seine

Film

1948Emile the AfricanPasser-by (uncredited)

Film