Statues Also Die
Overview
Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.
About Statues Also Die (1953)
Released in 1953, Statues Also Die is a documentary film from Tadié Cinéma (France). It was directed by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais and written by Chris Marker. The cast is led by Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII and Sugar Ray Robinson. With a runtime of 30m, the film averages 6.9/10 across 52 TMDB ratings.
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