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Open space – with an introduction by Theresa Roessler
In his pioneering work, the well-known Senegalese author and director depicts the complex dynamics of post-colonialism through the simple, harrowing story of a young woman. Diouana, a nanny, is taken to France by her French employers. She is looking forward to a cosmopolitan life on the Riviera. But there she quickly realises what it means to be African. She realises that she is nothing more than a commodity owned by her employers
In the West, she is just ‘the black girl’ to everyone. Robbed of her freedom, her dignity and her identity, her only option is a radical last act of resistance.
La Noire de… went down in history as the first film from (sub-Saharan) Africa. It received the Prix Jean Vigo in Cannes and numerous other awards.
“In his groundbreaking feature film debut “Black Girl”, master director Ousmane Sembène delivers a scathing critique of the legacy of colonialism through the story of Diouana, a young Senegalese woman whose new life in France, where she works for a white family, gradually turns out to be a trap.” Criterion Channel
Theresa Roessler is the director of the Westfälischer Kunstverein. This presentation is part of the program accompanying the exhibition by Steffani Jemison at the Westfälischer Kunstverein (June 27 to September 20, 2026). In her videos, the American artist, writer, and educator explores the relationship between Black embodiment, sound cultures, and vernacular practices in relation to modernism and conceptual art.
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