Africa on the Seine vs The Art of Protest

The Art of Protest has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Africa on the Seine). Africa on the Seine is the shorter watch at 22m compared with 45m. Africa on the Seine is the older of the two (1955 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Africa on the Seine posterAfrica on the Seine1955 VS The Art of Protest posterThe Art of Protest2020
Africa on the SeineThe Art of Protest
Audience score★ 5.4/10★ 10.0/10
Year19552020
Length22m45m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorMamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou VieyraColin Day
Main castPaulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'BayeShepard Fairey, Jello Biafra, Tom Morello, Fat Mike, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Synopsis

Africa on the Seine

This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)

The Art of Protest

Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby, Shepard Fairey, and more, this powerful film brings a message of hope and change through radical resistance and righteous social uprising.

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