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The Cemetery of Cinema

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In 1953, Mamadou Touré directed the film “Mouramani”, a film considered as the first ever made by a black French-speaking director. However, the mystery remains. No one knows where to find a print, neither if one even exists. “The Cemetery of Cinema” is the search for that film, also an ode to cinema, both the kind we watch and the kind we make. A road-movie from east to west, north to south, a film full of love, humor and tenderness towards his peers and the new generation to come but also a quest as Souleymane marches with a sign demanding “Mouramani”’s return...

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Murtada Elfadl Variety roving the point of the cliché “it’s about the journey, not the destination,” “The Cemetery of Cinema” stands in for its lost quarry. Diallo’s film ensures its predecessor’s preservation. Jun 29, 2023 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Eventually, Diallo will travel far beyond the villages, to another country, to continue his quest, going to lengths few documentarians would consider - but what he learns there will reveal that the real answer lies back home. Rated: 4/5 Mar 12, 2024 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming [A]n eye-opening insight into the history of African filmmaking that works as a thoughtful mediation on the power and fragility of cinema. Rated: 4/5 Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Glenn Dunks Glenn Dunks ...does a better job of capturing “the magic of the movies” better than most filmmaker biopics or golden age follies. May 16, 2023 Full Review Carlos Esquives Cinencuentro A documentary that creates awareness about film preservation and breaks barriers, not only physically but also in the ways films could be demanded or represented. [Full review in Spanish] Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1953, Mamadou Touré directed the film “Mouramani”, a film considered as the first ever made by a black French-speaking director. However, the mystery remains. No one knows where to find a print, neither if one even exists. “The Cemetery of Cinema” is the search for that film, also an ode to cinema, both the kind we watch and the kind we make. A road-movie from east to west, north to south, a film full of love, humor and tenderness towards his peers and the new generation to come but also a quest as Souleymane marches with a sign demanding “Mouramani”’s return...
Director
Thierno Souleymane Diallo
Producer
Alpha Amadou Diouldé Diallo, Jean-pierre Lagrange, Maud Martin, Marie-Louise Sarr, Alpha Amadou Diallo
Production Co
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, JPL Productions, Lyon Capitale TV, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 33m