

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning…
Documentary • Movie • 1953 • 30m
Starring: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII
Director: Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet
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Statues Also Die
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.
Documentary • Movie • 1953