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Acting while Black, Blackness on French screens

  • Où sont les Noirs ?
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2020
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 60 (in minutes)
http://www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/details/vod/redbee:106858567_74079A

Can you name three black French actresses or actors? A seemingly simple question, and yet... The majority of those questioned are unable to answer it. They barely knows Omar Sy, César for best actor in 2012. Rokhaya Diallo scans the French screens and explores solutions.
A hard-hitting documentary on the representation of black people in French films and TV series.

starring
Aïssa Maiga, Deborah Lukumuena, Sonia Rolland, Bibiane Godfroid, France Zobda, Memona Hintermann-Affejee, Marie-France Malonga, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Noom Diawara

Voice Over: Ali Rebeihi

a film by Rokhaya DIALLO

France, 2020, Mid Length - Documentary, 1hr00



Original Title (French): OÙ SONT LES NOIRS?
English Title: ACTING WHILE BLACK, BLACKNESS ON FRENCH SCREENS
Country: France
Year: 2020
Type: Mid Length - Documentary
Duration: 60' (1hr00 mins)
Language: French with English subtitles



PARTICIPANTS
Aïssa Maïga
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Noom Diawara
Déborah Lukumuena
Marie-France Malonga
Sonia Rolland
Bibiane Godfroid
France Zobda
Memona Hintermann-Affejee
Marie-France Malonga
Noom Diawara
Gary Dourdan
Pat La Réal
Sékouba Doucouré
Laurent Grégoire
Régis Dubois

Director / Réalisatrice
Rokhaya Diallo

Screenwriters / Scénaristes :
Rokhaya Diallo
Eden Shavit

Original idea / Idée originale :
Richard Koné
Ali Rebeihi

PRODUCTION
Les Bons Clients

CO-PRODUCTION
Redstone
RMC Story

PARTICPATION
Région Île-de-France
CNC

DISTRIBUTION
France: Les Bons Clients

BROADCAST:
RMC Story: on Wednesday 18 March 2020, at 8:55 PM



WATCH THE FILM (for free) :
https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/details/vod/redbee:106858567_74079A


FESTIVALS
* Quebec Premiere /// 17th FIFBM - Montréal International Black Film Festival (Canada, 2021) - 22 Sept - 3 Oct 2021 | Streaming ONLINE during festival (Available in Canada only) September 22, 2021 through October 3, 2021 | https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/movie/ou-sont-les-noirs-acting-while-black-blackness-on-french-screens/

Partners

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