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I, a Negro

19591h 10mJean Rouch

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Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, "Moi, un noir" marked Jean Rouch's break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the collaborative and improvisatory strategies he called "shared ethnography" and "ethnofiction". The film depicts an ordinary week in the lives of men and women from Niger who have migrated to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire for work.

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What is I, a Negro (1959) about?

Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, "Moi, un noir" marked Jean Rouch's break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the collaborative and improvisatory strategies he called "shared ethnography" and "ethnofiction". The film depicts an ordinary week in the lives of men and women from Niger who have migrated to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire for work.

Who stars in I, a Negro?

I, a Negro stars Oumarou Ganda (Edward G. Robinson), Petit Touré (Eddie Constantine), Alassane Maiga (Tarzan), Amadou Demba (Elite), Gambi (Dorothy Lamour). The film was directed by Jean Rouch.

How long is I, a Negro?

I, a Negro has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1959.

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