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The Pioneering Afrique sur Seine Sheds New Light on Black Paris in the 1950s

The son of filmmaker Paulin Soumanou Vieyra speaks about the legacy of his father’s film, screening at MoMA this week.

Josh Siegel, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Stéphane Vieyra

May 11, 2022

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    Curator, Department of Film
  • Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi

    Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture
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    President, PSVFilms
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