Overview

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.

Cast

Oumarou Ganda, Petit Touré, Alassane Maiga, Amadou Demba, Gambi, Seydou Guede, Karidyo Faoudou, Edmond Bernus

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What is "I, a Negro" 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.

When was "I, a Negro" released?

I, a Negro was released in 1959.

Who stars in "I, a Negro"?

The cast includes Oumarou Ganda, Petit Touré, Alassane Maiga, Amadou Demba.