Moustapha Alassane
Directing
Born: 1942-01-01 · Niger
Died: 2015-03-17
Biography
Moustapha Alassane (1942–17 March 2015) was a Nigerien filmmaker. Born in 1942 in N’Dougou (Niger), Moustapha Alassane graduated in mechanics. However, in the Rouch IRSH in Niamey he learned the cinematographic technique and thereafter became one of its main proponents. Jean Rouch provided for Alassane's education and accommodation in Canada, where he met the famous Norman McLaren, who taught him about animation. He was the creator of the first animated films of the sub-Saharan Africa, also di
🎬 Movies (19)
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
2014
Self
Moustapha Alassane, Cineaste of the Possible
2008
Himself
Kokoa
2001
Director
Agwane, mon village
1982
Director
Samba the Great
1977
Director
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
Director
Shaki
1973
Director
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
Director
Little by Little
1970
Mahauta: Les bouchers du Mawri
1967
Cinematography
The Cowboys Are Black
1966
Self
Return of an Adventurer
1966
Director
Bon voyage, Sim
1966
Director
The Death of Gandji
1965
Director
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
1964
Camera Operator
L’Arachide de Sanchira
1964
Director
The Wedding
1962
Director
The Ring of King Koda
1962
Director
La Pileuse de Mil
1962
Director