I, a Negro

The story

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 collaborative and improvisatory strategies he called "shared ethnography" and "ethnofiction". The film depicts an ordinary week in the lives of men and women from Niger who have migrated to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire for work.

Cast & crew

Oumarou GandaEdward G. Robinson

Petit Touré

Petit TouréEddie Constantine

Alassane Maiga

Alassane MaigaTarzan

Amadou Demba

Amadou DembaElite

Gambi

GambiDorothy Lamour

Seydou Guede

Seydou GuedeLe facteur

Karidyo Faoudou

Karidyo FaoudouPetit Jules

Edmond Bernus

Edmond BernusL'italien