Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Directing Jan 31, 1925 Nov 4, 1987 (aged 62) Porto-Novo, Benin

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.

5 Acting Credits
17 Crew Credits

Acting

Devil in the Flesh Movie

Devil in the Flesh

as Passer-by (uncredited)

1947
Africa on the Seine Movie

Africa on the Seine

1955
Emile the African Movie

Emile the African

as Passer-by (uncredited)

1948
After Love Movie

After Love

as A Passerby (uncredited)

1948
Iba N'Diaye Movie

Iba N'Diaye

as Himself - Interviewer (uncredited)

1982

Crew

Xala Movie

Xala

Producer

1975
Ceddo Movie

Ceddo

Production Manager

1978
Emitaï Movie

Emitaï

Production Director

1973
Africa on the Seine Movie

Africa on the Seine

Editor

1955
Tauw Movie

Tauw

Production Manager

1970
Lamb Movie

Lamb

Director

1964
Under House Arrest Movie

Under House Arrest

Director

1981
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo Movie

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo

Director

1981
Birago Diop, Storyteller Movie

Birago Diop, Storyteller

Director

1981
Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres Movie

Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres

Director

1966
N'Diongane Movie

N'Diongane

Director

1965
Iba N'Diaye Movie

Iba N'Diaye

Director

1982