Statues Also Die
Overview
Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.
Release date
01/05/1953
Votes
52
Popularity
1.6
Original Soundtrack
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No Māori Allowed
Sols volcaniques du parc national Albert
Amateur's Riot
Goya
Você Também Pode Dar um Presunto Legal
Romeo & Julius
Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest"
The Hundred Squares, the Blooming Equalities
Where We Become Us
The Venerable W.
Procession of Elephants at Jaipur; Galta; Raj Mahal
A Fishing Party With the Maharajah of Kapurthala, India
Kein Freund, Kein Helfer – Lorenz und die Einzelfälle
I Was, I Am, I Will Be
Childhood in Art
Alliances Terrestres
Peter Monaghan: A Portrait
Melania
Gorillas of Gabon
The 50 Year Argument