“Never film with a hidden camera, never steal images, always involve the others in understanding the procedure, with all that that involves. And that includes giving the people I have filmed the chance to watch these films later.” Using this concept of “cinéma vérité” Jean Rouch, born in 1917, goes to work behind the camera. A master of ethnographical films, he has shot around 120 films. Encounters between different African cultures, and the meeting of black and white cultures play a central role in Rouch´s cinematic works.
Hommage to Jean Rouch
COCORICO! MONSIEUR POULET
Jean Rouch
France, Niger 1974 | 90 Min. | 35 mm, OF
France, Niger 1974 | 90 Min. | 35 mm, OF
A film that portrays the adventures of three friends in the Nigerian bush. Lam decides to travel into the bush in an old 2CV van and with a helper, to … read more
CONVERSATION WITH JEAN ROUCH
Ann McIntosh
USA 2004 | 36 Min. | Video
USA 2004 | 36 Min. | Video
This intimate, revealing film of conversations between Jean Rouch and a number of filmmakers and friends including John Marshall is unlike any past films on Rouch’s life and work. It … read more
FRIENDS, FOOLS, FAMILY
ROUCH'S COLLABORATORS IN NIGER
Anne Mette Jørgensen, Berit Madsen
Denmark 2005 | 83 Min. | DV Cam, OmeU
Denmark 2005 | 83 Min. | DV Cam, OmeU
In 2003 Berit Madsen und Anne Mette Jørgensen went to Niger to make a film with Damouré Zika, Moussa Hamidou and Tallou Mouzourane, Rouch’s collaborators. The filmmakers had seen them … read more
SCREENING ROOM WITH ROBERT GARDNER, JEAN ROUCH
Robert Gardner
USA 1980 | 64 Min. | DVD, OF
USA 1980 | 64 Min. | DVD, OF
SCREENING ROOM was a 1970s Boston television series that for almost ten years offered independent filmmakers a chance to show and discuss their work. The series was developed and hosted … read more