"The Cemetery of Cinema" - A film by Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Country: France, Senegal, Guinea, Saudi Arabia
Production Year: 2023
Runtime: 93'
Production Company: L'Image d'Après

Synopsis
In 1953, Mamadou Touré directed the film "Mouramani," considered the first ever made by a Black French-speaking director. However, its existence remains a mystery—no one knows where to find a print or if one even exists. "The Cemetery of Cinema" is a search for that film and an ode to cinema—both the kind we watch and the kind we make. A road movie from east to west, north to south, filled with love, humor, and tenderness for filmmakers and the new generation to come. It is also a quest, as Souleymane marches with a sign demanding "Mouramani’s" return.

Festivals and Awards

• Berlinale 2023 – Panorama (World Premiere)
• Fespaco 2023 – Competition
• CPH DOX 2023
• Red Sea Documentary Days 2023
• Jeonju IFF 2023
• Hot Docs 2023
• DocLisboa 2023
• Afrika Film Festival Köln – People’s Choice Award
• IDFA 2023
• Films from the South 2023
• Black Movie FF 2024
• Docpoint 2024
• ICA 2024
• Belgrade Documentary FF 2024
• Luxor African FF 2024
• Glasgow IFF 2024
• Bergamo Film Meeting 2024
• DOXA Docu Vancouver 2024