List of Nigerien films
The following is a sortable list of films produced or shot in Niger.[1][2][3][4]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Au pays des mages noirs | Pierre Ponty, Jean Rouch & Jean Sauvy | Documentary | English title: In the Land of the Black Mages |
| 1948 | Les magiciens de Wanzerbé | Marcel Griaule & Jean Rouch | Documentary | |
| 1949 | La circoncision | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: The Circumcision |
| 1949 | Initiation à la danse des possédés | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: Initiation to the Dance of the Possessed |
| 1950 | Chasse à l'hippopotame | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: Hippopotamus Chase |
| 1951 | Les gens du mil | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: The Millet Peoples |
| 1951 | Yenendi: les hommes qui font la pluie | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: Rainmakers |
| 1959 | Les fils de l'eau | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: The Sons of Water |
| 1962 | Aouré | Moustapha Alassane | Drama short | English title: Wedding Marriage |
| 1962 | Le Mil | Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: Millet |
| 1962 | La Pileuse de Mil | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1962 | La bague du roi Koda | Moustapha Alassane | Short | English title: The Ring of King Koda |
| 1964 | L'arachide de Santchira | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1965 | La Mort de Gandji | Moustapha Alassane | Animation | English title: The Death of Gandji |
| 1966 | Le Retour d'un aventurier | Moustapha Alassane | Drama short | English title: The Return of an Adventurer |
| 1966 | Bon Voyage Sim | Moustapha Alassane | Animated short | |
| 1966 | Les cow boys sont noirs | Serge Moati | Short | English title: The Cowboys are Black |
| 1966 | Dongo Horendi | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1967 | Malbaza | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1967 | Jaguar | Jean Rouch | Docu-drama | |
| 1967 | Daudo Sorko | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1969 | Cabascabo | Oumarou Ganda | Drama short | |
| 1969 | Les contre Bandiers | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1970 | Petit à petit | Jean Rouch | Comedy | |
| 1970 | Yenendi de Yantalla | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1970 | Yan Diga - Ils traverseront des pays comme des jardins | Serge Moati | Drama | English title: Yan Diga - They'll Cross Countries like Gardens |
| 1971 | Architectes Ayorou | Jean Rouch | Documentary | |
| 1971 | Le Wazzou Polygame | Oumarou Ganda | Drama | |
| 1971 | Yenendi di Simiri | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1971 | Jamyya | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1971 | Tourou et Bitti | Jean Rouch & Lam Dia-Hama | Documentary | |
| 1972 | Yenendi de Boukoki | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1972 | FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent | Moustapha Alassane | Drama | English title: WVCM: Woman, Villa, Car, Money |
| 1972 | Abimbola ou Shaki | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1972 | Tanda Singui | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1973 | Saïtane | Oumarou Ganda | Drama | |
| 1973 | Dongo Hori | Jean Rouch | ||
| 1973 | Siberi | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1974 | Toula ou Le génie des eaux | Moustapha Alassane & Anna Soehring | Drama | English title: Toula or the Genie of the Waters |
| 1974 | Cocorico! Monsieur Poulet | Jean Rouch, Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim Dia | Comedy | not released until 1977 |
| 1974 | Soubane | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1976 | L'étoile noire | Djingareye Maïga | English title: The Black Star | |
| 1976 | Babatou, les trois conseils | Jean Rouch | Drama | English title: Babatou, the Three Tips |
| 1976 | Médecines et médecins | Inoussa Ousseini & Jean Rouch | Documentary | English title: Medicine and Doctors |
| 1977 | Samba le grand | Moustapha Alassane | Animated short | |
| 1977 | Fête des Gandyi Bi à Simiri | Jean Rouch | Documentary | |
| 1977 | Badye, le Griot | Inoussa Ousseini & Jean Rouch | Documentary | |
| 1978 | Zaboa | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1979 | Nuages noirs | Djingareye Maïga | English title: Black Clouds | |
| 1980 | L'éxilé | Oumarou Ganda | Drama | English title: The Exile |
| 1980 | Wasan kara | Inoussa Ousseini | Documentary short | |
| 1982 | Kankamba ou le semeur de discorde | Moustapha Alassane | English title: Kankamba or The Sower of Discord | |
| 1982 | Si les cavaliers | Mahamane Bakabe | English title: If the Riders | |
| 1982 | Gourimou | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1982 | Agwane mon Village | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 1983 | Aube Noire | Djingareye Maïga | English title:Black Dawn | |
| 1983 | Petanqui | Kozoloa Yeo | Drama | |
| 1985 | Falaw | Mariama Hima | Documentary | |
| 1985 | Kokoa | Moustapha Alassane | Animated short | |
| 1985 | Baabu Banza | Mariama Hima | Documentary | |
| 1986 | Le médecin de Gafire | Mustapha Diop | Drama | English title: The Doctor from Gafire |
| 1986 | Toukou | Mariama Hima | Documentary | |
| 1987 | Katako | Mariama Hima | Documentary | |
| 1990 | Mamy Wata | Mustapha Diop | ||
| 1994 | Hadiza et Kalia | Mariama Hima | Documentary | |
| 1997 | Imuhar, une légende | Jacques Dubuisson | Drama | |
| 1997 | Moi fatigué debout, moi couché | Jean Rouch | English title: I'm Tired Standing, Tired Lying Down | |
| 2000 | Soolo | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 2000 | Les Magiciens de l'Ader | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 2001 | Agaïssa | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 2003 | Tagimba | Moustapha Alassane | Short | |
| 2004 | Agadez nomade FM | Christian Lelong & Pierre Mortimore | Documentary | |
| 2005 | Al'lèèssi... Une actrice africaine | Rahmatou Keïta | Documentary | |
| 2005 | Arlit, deuxième Paris | Idrissou Mora Kpai | Documentary | English title: Arlit, the Second Paris |
| 2006 | Le Fleuve Niger se meurt | Adam Aborak Kandine | Short documentary (6 min) | [5][6] |
| 2008 | Au centre de la Terre, des puits et des hommes | Ingrid Patetta | Documentary | English title: In the Centre of the Earth, Wells and Men |
| 2008 | La Robe du temps | Malam Saguirou | Documentary | English title: The Robe of Time |
| 2008 | Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon! | Sani Elhadj Magori | Documentary | English title: For the Best and for the Onion! |
| 2010 | La danse des Woodabe | Sandrine Loncke | Documentary | English title: The Dance of the Woodabe |
| 2010 | Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion | Ron Wyman | Documentary | |
| 2010 | Niger '66: A Peace Corps Diary | Judy Irola | Documentary | |
| 2011 | Koukan Kourcia (Le cri de la tourterelle) | Sani Elhadj Magori | Documentary | English title: Koukan Kourcia (The Cry of the Dove) |
| 2013 | Those Who Veil | Daliso Leslie | Documentary short | |
| 2013 | Lokkol. l'école. Alwasi et Aikije vont (aussi) à l'école | Francesco Sincich | Documentary | English title: Lokkol. The School. Alwasi and Aikije (also) go to School |
| 2015 | Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai | Christopher Kirkley | Drama | English title: Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It |
| 2016 | La Colère dans le vent | Amina Weira | Documentary | English title: Anger in the Wind |
| 2016 | Zin'naariya | Rahmatou Keïta | Drama | English title: The Wedding Ring |
| 2017 | L'arbre sans fruit | Aïcha Macky | Documentary | English title: The Fruitless Tree |
| 2017 | Zerzura (film) | Christopher Kirkley | Docu-drama | |
| 2017 | Lokkol 2. Trip to Niamey | Francesco Sincich | Documentary |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IMDb - Niger, 5 November 2019
- ^ IMDb - Filming Location: Niger, 6 November 2019
- ^ Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). Karthala Editions. 2000. p. 236. ISBN 2845860609.
- ^ Moutari, Souley (13 May 2014). "Portraits des femmes pionnières du Niger" (in French). Nigerdiaspora. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Le Fleuve Niger se meurt". Comité du Film Ethnographique - Festival Jean Rouch (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ admin-ccaf (2007-04-01). "Le fleuve Niger se meurt - Association Cinémas et Cultures d'Afrique". cinemasdafrique.asso.fr/ (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
External links
[edit]- Marfilmes website - African film distributor
- Nigerien film at the Internet Movie Database