“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 was shot over a two-year period, 1978-80 by his friend, Ann Mc-Intosh. There are some fascinating insights as he discusses his methodology with students at Harvard and Hampshire College in western Massachusetts. He also reflects on war and the role he played as an engineer in France during Worldwar II and lighter moments vacationing with his wife.
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