Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Also Known As: Paulin Vieyra
Biography: Benin-born, Senegal-raised filmmaker, theorist, and historian Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was a key figure, as both practitioner and thinker, in the creation and articulation of what a post-colonial African cinema would and could be. Along with producing essential texts like “Film and the Problem of Languages in Africa“ and “Remarks on African Cinema,” founding the important Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes, and mentoring the likes of Ousmane Sembène, Djibril Diop Mambéty, and Ababacar Samb-Makharam, Vieyra turned out a vital body of film work, documenting the birth of a new continental consciousness.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Porto-Novo, Benin
Birthday: January 31, 1925
Deathday: November 04, 1987
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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