Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra - Production Manager known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Devil in the Flesh» (1947), «Ceddo» (1978),

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.

The most significant works of Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Full filmography Paulin Soumanou Vieyra