Statues Also Die (1953)
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.
Directors: Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Ghislain Cloquet.
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Jean Négroni as Narrator (voice) |
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François Mitterrand as Self (archive footage) |
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Pope Pius XII as Self (archive footage) |
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Sugar Ray Robinson as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Chris Marker | Director |
| Directing | Alain Resnais | Director |
| Directing | Ghislain Cloquet | Director |
| Editing | Alain Resnais | Editor |
| Crew | Ghislain Cloquet | Cinematography |
| Writing | Chris Marker | Writer |
| Sound | Guy Bernard | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | René Louge | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Charles Ratton | Creative Consultant |
| Sound | André Hodeir | Conductor |
