1953, Chris Marker / Alain Resnais, 30 mins

The film exhibits a series of sculptures, masks and other traditional art from Sub-Saharan Africa. The images are frequently set to music and cut to the music's pace. The narrator focuses on the emotional qualities of the objects and discusses the perception of African sculptures from a historical and contemporary European perspective. Only occasionally does the film provide the geographical origin, time period or other contextual information about the objects. Interwoven with the objects are a few scenes of Africans performing traditional music and dances as well as the death of a disemboweled gorilla.