Jean Rouch Movies

  • 1967
    Jaguar

    Jaguar

    Jaguar

    6.71967HD

    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...

    Jaguar
  • 1964
    That Tender Age

    That Tender Age

    That Tender Age

    01964HD

    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...

    That Tender Age
  • 1962
    Hampi

    Hampi

    Hampi

    01962HD

    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...

    Hampi
  • 2012
    Maya Deren, Take Zero

    Maya Deren, Take Zero

    Maya Deren, Take Zero

    52012HD

    This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...

    Maya Deren, Take Zero
  • 1966
    Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

    Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

    Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

    01966HD

    The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing...

    Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
  • 1961
    The Human Pyramid

    The Human Pyramid

    The Human Pyramid

    6.51961HD

    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...

    The Human Pyramid
  • 1977
    Makwayela

    Makwayela

    Makwayela

    81977HD

    A group of factory workers in post-independence Mozambique performs a ritual of song describing their work in South African gold mines, and decrying...

    Makwayela
  • 2013
    My Conversations on Film

    My Conversations on Film

    My Conversations on Film

    3.22013HD

    This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert...

    My Conversations on Film
  • 1957
    Baby Ghana

    Baby Ghana

    Baby Ghana

    101957HD

    Shows independence festivities in Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, which on 6th March had become the first African colony to gain independence.

    Baby Ghana
  • 1970
    Little by Little

    Little by Little

    Little by Little

    7.21970HD

    An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.

    Little by Little
  • 1955
    The Mad Masters

    The Mad Masters

    The Mad Masters

    6.21955HD

    The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial...

    The Mad Masters
  • 1962
    The Punishment

    The Punishment

    The Punishment

    71962HD

    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.

    The Punishment
  • 1959
    I, a Negro

    I, a Negro

    I, a Negro

    7.3481959HD

    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...

    I, a Negro
  • 1979
    Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

    Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

    Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

    01979HD

    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...

    Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
  • 1962
    Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days

    Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days

    Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days

    01962HD

    Commemorative celebrations of the independence of the Republic of Niger filmed in December 1961 and 1962.

    Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days
  • 1966
    The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

    The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

    The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

    7.21966HD

    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...

    The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
  • 1990
    Brise-glace

    Brise-glace

    Brise-glace

    5.81990HD

    Collaborative experimental project on which three director made different films about the Swedish icebreaker "Frej".

    Brise-glace
  • 1964
    L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique

    L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique

    L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique

    01964HD

    This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific research in Africa: hydrology, botany, biology oil...

    L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
  • 1973
    The Burial of the Hogon

    The Burial of the Hogon

    The Burial of the Hogon

    01973HD

    Burial of the Hogon of Sanga, Dogon religious leader of Lower Ogol, Mali.

    The Burial of the Hogon
  • 1977
    Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

    Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

    Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

    01977HD

    Germaine Dierterlen talks about Dogon mythology at a conference on the Bandiagara cliffs. The Songo canopy is a sacred site in Bandiagara. Its walls...

    Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen