Sylvestre Amoussou | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1964 Benin |
| Nationality | Beninese |
| Citizenship | Beninese |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film Director |
| Known for | His 2006 film Africa Paradis |
Sylvestre Amoussou (born 1964) is a Beninese actor turned film director, best known for his 2006 film Africa Paradis, a satire on immigration.
Life
Amoussou was born 31 December 1964 in Benin. After living in France for twenty years, and experiencing the lack of interesting roles offered to black actors in France, he decided to make his own movies.[1] In Africa Paradis, the politics of immigration is turned on its head: the economic fortunes of Europe and Africa are reversed, and immigrants struggle to gain entrance to Africa from Europe.[2] Amoussou's anti-colonial film The African Storm (2017) received an enthusiastic reception from audiences at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou[3] and received the festival's Silver Stallion of Yennega prize.[4]
Filmography
- Africa paradis, 2006
- Un pas en avant - Les dessous de la corruption [One Step Forward - The Bottom of Corruption], 2011
- L'Orage africain: Un continent sous influence [The African Storm], 2017
References
- ↑ Sylvestre Amoussou - Fiche Personne sur Africultures
- ↑ "Screening of 'Africa Paradis' in presence of Beninese Actor and Director Sylvestre Amoussou". Africavenir. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Anti-colonial film gets rave reception at Africa fest". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Danielle Kwateng-Clark, Africa’s Biggest Film Festival Awards Controversial Movie About Western Control, 13 Mar 2017.