Jean Rouch Movies
- 1967
Jaguar
Jaguar6.71967HD
Jaguar, a kind of road movie on foot, tells of the journey of three friends, Damouré, Lam and Illo, on their way to the Gold Coast where they...
- 1964
That Tender Age
That Tender Age01964HD
A film in four episodes presenting teenage girls chosen as representative of their country and our time, in Italy, France, Japan and Canada. In spite...
- 1962
Hampi
Hampi01962HD
A ritual vase, the hampi, is placed in the center of the Musée de plein air de la République du Niger in Niamey, during a ritual...
- 2012
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Maya Deren, Take Zero52012HD
This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...
- 1966
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm01966HD
The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing...
- 1961
The Human Pyramid
The Human Pyramid6.51961HD
Jean Rouch gives a group of black and white teenagers a "what if" question: what if they socialised with each other? The teenagers then improvise...
- 1977
Makwayela
Makwayela81977HD
A group of factory workers in post-independence Mozambique performs a ritual of song describing their work in South African gold mines, and decrying...
- 2013
My Conversations on Film
My Conversations on Film3.22013HD
This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert...
- 1957
Baby Ghana
Baby Ghana101957HD
Shows independence festivities in Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, which on 6th March had become the first African colony to gain independence.
- 1970
Little by Little
Little by Little7.21970HD
An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.
- 1955
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters6.21955HD
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial...
- 1962
The Punishment
The Punishment71962HD
An aimless young woman is sent home from school with nothing to do. Drifting through the streets of Paris, she comes across a variety of people.
- 1959
I, a Negro
I, a Negro7.3481959HD
Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, "Moi, un noir" marked Jean Rouch's break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the...
- 1979
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai01979HD
In 1972, the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali celebrated the funeral of Anaï Dolo, head of the Bongo Masks Society, who died at the age of...
- 1962
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days
Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days01962HD
Commemorative celebrations of the independence of the Republic of Niger filmed in December 1961 and 1962.
- 1966
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers7.21966HD
The film shows the members of a voluntary association of young people from Upper Volta who work in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - first at their work, then...
- 1990
Brise-glace
Brise-glace5.81990HD
Collaborative experimental project on which three director made different films about the Swedish icebreaker "Frej".
- 1964
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique01964HD
This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific research in Africa: hydrology, botany, biology oil...
- 1973
The Burial of the Hogon
The Burial of the Hogon01973HD
Burial of the Hogon of Sanga, Dogon religious leader of Lower Ogol, Mali.
- 1977
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen01977HD
Germaine Dierterlen talks about Dogon mythology at a conference on the Bandiagara cliffs. The Songo canopy is a sacred site in Bandiagara. Its walls...