Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.
Directed by: Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet
Written by: Chris Marker
Music by: Guy Bernard
Starring: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-05-01
Runtime: 30 minutes
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