February 21, 2019
Few films have had as sweeping an impact as Jean Rouch’s 1958 revolutionary ethnographic portrait of three Nigerien migrants in a bustling neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Join us for the fifth film of the Tournées Film Festival! Few films have had as sweeping an impact as Jean Rouch’s 1958 portrait of three Nigerien migrants in Treichville, a bustling neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. As an ethnographic film, Moi, un noir was both politically and aesthetically revolutionary through its attempt to address the problem of the ethnographer (nearly always a white man) filming subjects (nearly always people of color) objectified and stripped of agency by the filmmaking process. This vibrant, rough-hewn film had a determining influence on the French New Wave and the cinéma vérité movement of the sixties. It remains a touchstone for today’s documentary/fiction hybrids. Bring your friends! Snacks will be provided.
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- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Cost: No cost