Al’lèèssi…

Niger is the first country in Africa (besides Egypt) to have a film industry. Mustapha Alassan and Oumarou Ganda are the first directors and Zalika Souley, the first woman who agreed to act. The first movies inevitably resemble the films arriving in force in Africa, from USA : westerns, peplums, macho men, fatales women… They identify with a Western and White culture. Funny and tragic, Al’lèèssi … tells the story of the pioneers of African cinema. The film has climbed the steps of the most prestigious festivals in the world: it is not only a beautiful work of art, but it also teaches a lot about the glory days of the 7th art in Niger. Al’lèèssi… (a destiny, in Sonrhay) has become one of the essential tools for understanding the history of cinema. One of the missing links in the building of the 7th art!