Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts NègresMovie
Promotional newsreel of Dakar, selected to host the first edition of the World Festival of Black Arts. The report features the history of the city, its architectural and commercial evolution, its air and maritime connections, its natural beauty, hotels and tourist attractions. Organised by Léopold Sédar Senghor on the initiative of the magazine “Présence Africaine” and the African Cultural Society, it was an unprecedented event in the cultural history of the African continent. The first festival was held in Dakar on 1-24 April 1966. Participants included André Malraux, Aimé Césaire, Jean Price-Mars, Duke Ellington, Joséphine Baker, Langston Hughes, Aminata Fall, Robert Hayden and many others. All the arts were represented: literature, music, dance, film and visual arts.
About Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres is a 1966 documentary movie directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra.
The production information lists a runtime of 29m, production credits from Senegal, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Léopold Sédar Senghor. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
