Civilisation Wolofo-Sérère

The African film-maker should approach his continent and his fellows with humility. Certain film-makers are so full of techniques and prejudices that they have seen nothing of what they have filmed. On the other hand, producers of documentaries do see what they are filming but, even if their camera...

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Autor Principal: Cissoko, Sékéné Mody
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
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Publicado: 1967
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spelling cairn-PRESA_062_0121PRESAPrésence Africaine https://shs.cairn.info/revue-presence-africaine-1967-2-page-121?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/presa.062.0121 Civilisation Wolofo-Sérère Cissoko, Sékéné Mody1967 fre Présence Africaine | 62 | 2 | 1967-06-01 | p. 121-145 | 0032-7638 PRESA_06269 The African film-maker should approach his continent and his fellows with humility. Certain film-makers are so full of techniques and prejudices that they have seen nothing of what they have filmed. On the other hand, producers of documentaries do see what they are filming but, even if their camera is sincere, it often depicts the coarser side of life or, at times, deformations of what is really true. The African film-maker must look at his continent as if nobody had ever seen it before. Better still — as if he himself had never looked at it. Perhaps he must know how to use a camera; he must always remember his own language and childhood and always be on the alert because truth is fugitive. Money is contraindicating.Cairn restricted access
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description The African film-maker should approach his continent and his fellows with humility. Certain film-makers are so full of techniques and prejudices that they have seen nothing of what they have filmed. On the other hand, producers of documentaries do see what they are filming but, even if their camera is sincere, it often depicts the coarser side of life or, at times, deformations of what is really true. The African film-maker must look at his continent as if nobody had ever seen it before. Better still — as if he himself had never looked at it. Perhaps he must know how to use a camera; he must always remember his own language and childhood and always be on the alert because truth is fugitive. Money is contraindicating.
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Civilisation Wolofo-Sérère
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title_full Civilisation Wolofo-Sérère
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