Film · 1953 · Documentary
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.
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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.
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Statues Also Die (1953) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 30m documentary directed by Chris Marker is rated 6.9/10 by 52 viewers.
Statues Also Die was released on May 1, 1953.
Statues Also Die was directed by Chris Marker.
Statues Also Die has a runtime of 30 minutes.
Statues Also Die is categorized as Documentary.
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