Jean Rouch

An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.

The film begins with a discussion between Rouch and Morin on whether or not it is possible to act sincerely in front of a camera. A cast of real ...

Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, “Moi, un noir” marked Jean Rouch’s break with traditional ethnography, and ...

The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial ...