THE CEMETERY OF CINEMA

AU CIMETIÈRE DE LA PELLICULE

By Thierno Souleymane DIALLO

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

Has the legendary film Mouramani ever existed? The director travels throughout Guinea in search of this fictional film directed by Mamadou Touré, the first film made by a black African francophone in 1953, using his camera to confront history.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2024
Panorama of Francophone Creation
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, GUINEA, SENEGAL
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, ABKHAZIAN
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Thierno Souleymane DIALLO
    • Synopsis
    • Has the legendary film Mouramani ever existed? The director travels throughout Guinea in search of this fictional film directed by Mamadou Touré, the first film made by a black African francophone in 1953, using his camera to confront history.