Poster of I, a Negro

I, a Negro

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, March 12 1959
66 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Oumarou GandaOumarou Ganda. Oumarou Ganda was 24 in I, a Negro as 'Edward G. Robinson'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1935 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1981
Portrait of Petit TouréPetit Touré. Petit Touré was >> in I, a Negro as 'Eddie Constantine'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alassane MaigaAlassane Maiga. Alassane Maiga was >> in I, a Negro as 'Tarzan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Amadou DembaAmadou Demba. Amadou Demba was >> in I, a Negro as 'Elite'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of GambiGambi. Gambi was >> in I, a Negro as 'Dorothy Lamour'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seydou GuedeSeydou Guede. Seydou Guede was >> in I, a Negro as 'Le facteur'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Karidyo FaoudouKaridyo Faoudou. Karidyo Faoudou was >> in I, a Negro as 'Petit Jules'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Edmond BernusEdmond Bernus. Edmond Bernus was >> in I, a Negro as 'L'italien'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Jean RouchJean Rouch. Jean Rouch was 41 in I, a Negro as 'Director, Writer, Producer'
Birthday: Thu, May 31 1917 –
Died: Wed, Feb 18 2004
Portrait of Pierre BraunbergerPierre Braunberger. Pierre Braunberger was 53 in I, a Negro as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 29 1905 –
Died: Fri, Nov 16 1990
Portrait of Catherine DourgnanCatherine Dourgnan. Catherine Dourgnan was >> in I, a Negro as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie-Josèphe YoyotteMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte. Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte was 29 in I, a Negro as 'Editor'
Birthday: Tue, Nov 05 1929 –
Died: Tue, Jul 18 2017
Portrait of Joseph Yapi DegreJoseph Yapi Degre. Joseph Yapi Degre was >> in I, a Negro as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Roger FleytouxRoger Fleytoux. Roger Fleytoux was >> in I, a Negro as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of André LubinAndré Lubin. André Lubin was >> in I, a Negro as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday