AU CIMETIÈRE DE LA PELLICULE – THE CEMETERY OF CINEMA
Thierno Souleymane Diallo | France, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi-Arabia 2023, 93 Min. | French, Peul, Malinké with engl. Subtitles
Austrian Premiere
SUNDAY, 11.05. | 9:15 pm
De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
Part of the Focus Program HAUNTINGS
Au Cimetière de la Pellicule is a 2023 documentary directed by Thierno Souleymane Diallo. The film follows Diallo’s quest to locate ‘Mouramani’, a 1953 film by Mamadou Touré, considered the first film made by a Francophone African director. Traversing Guinea’s abandoned cinemas and decaying film archives, Diallo uncovers the nation’s rich cinematic heritage and confronts the challenges of preserving cultural memory in the face of neglect and political upheaval.
Diallo’s journey highlights the importance of film archives and the enduring impact of colonialism on African cinema.Au Cimetière de la Pellicule serves as both a personal pilgrimage and a poignant exploration of Guinea’s film history.
Director: Thierno Souleymane Diallo
Camera: Leïla Chaïbi, Thierno Souleymane Diallo
Editing: Marianne Haroche, Aurélie Jourdan
Sound: Ophélie Bouly, Jean-Marie Salque
Production: L’image d’après, JPL production, Lagune productions, Le grenier des ombres
AWARDS & SCREENINGS
Berlinale 2023 – Prix du public, section Panorama Documentaire
FESPACO 2023 – Mention spéciale du jury long métrage Documentaire
Afrika Film Festival de Cologne – Prix du public du meilleur documentaire
Afrikaldia (Espagne) – Mention spéciale
Festival de Cinema Africano (Espagne) – Mention spéciale long-métrage documentaire Black Movie (Suisse) – Mention spéciale du Jury jeune
Berlinale (section Panorama)
FESPACO
CPH:Dox
IDFA
DocLisboa
Hot Docs
Luxor African Film Festival
Afrika Film Festival de Cologne
Afrique en Vision à Bordeaux
Festival du cinéma africain de Cordoue
Seytou Africa
Glasgow IFF
BIOGRAPHY
Thierno Souleymane Diallo was born in Guinea. He has studied at the ISAG (Art University og Guinea) in Dubréka. In 2012 he goes in Niger to study a master specialized in creative documentary, and then a degree of documentary cinema in Senegal. He makes several short movies during his studies. In 2015, Souleymane had realized his first documentary “Un homme pour ma famille” and in 2018, «Nô Mëtî Sîfâdhe». He also works for a Guinean television. “The cemetery of cinema” is his first feature documentary.
