THEME EXPLORATION

Niger River communities

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gente del Po
Gente del Po
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Description d’un combat
Description d’un combat
1960 · Chris Marker
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
Steamboat ‘Round the Bend
Steamboat ‘Round the Bend
1935 · John Ford
The Last Movie
The Last Movie
1971 · Dennis Hopper
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
Alien 3
Alien 3
1992 · David Fincher
Death in the Seine
Death in the Seine
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who depicted the lives, struggles, and dignity of West African river communities and post-colonial societies with profound social consciousness.

 Abderrahmane Sissako Mali

Explores the cultural and spiritual dimensions of Mali's Niger River region through poetic and contemplative filmmaking that captures community identity and resilience.