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Statues Also Die

  • May 1953
  • 30mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Chris Marker,

    Alain Resnais,

    Ghislain Cloquet,

    Starring

    Jean Négroni,

    Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in the Louvre?", the directors expose and criticize the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.