Jean Rouch Movies

1962
Urbanisme africain
Urbanisme africain
01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
1975
Zomo et ses frères
Zomo et ses frères
01975HD
A portrait of Zomo, the second of Damouré Zika’s many children. Employed at the zoo of the National Museum of Niger in Niamey, he offers...
1963
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète
01963HD
Life in a community of Harist disciples in the village of Bregbo, Côte d'Ivoire, under the aegis of their "prophet" Alberto Atcho. 50 km from...
1972
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
01972HD
The sixth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.
1959
Les Fils de l'eau
Les Fils de l'eau
01959HD
A compilation of black and white excerpts from five previous color films by Jean Rouch: Yenendi, the Rainmakers, Cemeteries in the Cliff, The Millet...
1969
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
01969HD
The third year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
1951
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers
81951HD
Rain rituals with possession dances among the Songhay and Zarma of Simiri, Zermaganda, Niger. Dry Season: The village of Simiri; water carriers, the...
1999
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
Cinéma, de notre temps: Mosso, mosso (Jean Rouch comme si...)
61999HD
1966
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
01966HD
The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing...
1964
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
01964HD
This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific research in Africa: hydrology, botany, biology oil...
1968
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
01968HD
Lightning struck the hut of a Fulani shepherd near a village of settled fishermen, Ganghel, in Niger. A yenendi, a purification ceremony to obtain...
1973
Boukoki
Boukoki
01973HD
Scene of possession during a ceremony to appeal for rain in Niger.
1973
Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision
Sigui 1973: The Canopy of Circumcision
01973HD
The seventh year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali.
1968
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
01968HD
The second year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
2004
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité
02004HD
1992
An Egg with No Shell
An Egg with No Shell
11992HD
A male diva sings in a countertenor voice while massacring chickens brought to him by his butler, Jean Rouch, until a slave provides proof of his...
1981
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
01981HD
Sigui 1967-1973: invention de la parole et de la mort is a never-before-seen synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali,...
1999
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
Ciguri - Tarahumaras 99 - Le dernier chaman
01999HD
Rites of winter, rites of peyote. A creative documentary based on texts by Antonin Artaud read by Jean Rouch, and the words of the last...
1962
Le mil
Le mil
01962HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.
1963
Le palmier à l'huile
Le palmier à l'huile
01963HD
Directed by Jean Rouch.