Le Retour d’un aventurier (The Return of an Adventurer). 1966. Directed by Moustapha Alassane

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Accompanied by Bon Voyage Sim. 1966. Directed by Moustapha Alassane
and Les Cowboys sont noirs (The Cowboys Are Black). 1966. Directed by Serge Moati

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Le Retour d’un aventurier (The Return of an Adventurer). 1966. Niger. Directed by Moustapha Alassane

Bon Voyage Sim. 1966. Niger. Directed by Moustapha Alassane. In French, Hausa; English subtitles. 5 min.

Monsieur Sim, the president of the Republic of Toads, receives a scoundrel’s welcome from his citizenry after returning from a luxury holiday abroad (disguised as a diplomatic mission).

Le Retour d’un aventurier (The Return of an Adventurer). 1966. Niger. Directed by Moustapha Alassane. In French, Hausa; English subtitles. 34 min.

With Ibrahim Yacouba, Zalika Souley, Abdou Nani, Djingarey Maiga. One of Alassane’s most celebrated films, this homage to the American Western follows a band of wannabe outlaws who ransack a Nigerien village.

Les Cowboys sont noirs (The Cowboys Are Black). 1966. France. Directed by Serge Moati. In French, Hausa; English subtitles. 15 min.

Scenes from the production of Alassane’s The Return of an Adventurer, the first African Western. On weekdays, the cowboys are taxi drivers and mechanics; on weekends, they’re hipster cowboys enacting fantasies of tearing up the town.

This film accompanies Moustapha Alassane, Pioneer of the Golden Age of Nigerien Cinema.

Sun, May 14, 2017, 1:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, May 12, 2017, 6:45 p.m.

Introduced by Jamie Berthe, Associate Faculty at The Gallatin School (NYU)

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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