Hommage à Noir (1996)

Directed by

Ralf Schmerberg

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

47 min

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This black and white film is a visual and musical tribute to African culture. It combines images of people, landscapes, and rituals with a soundtrack of African rhythms and electronic music.

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What happens

Hommage à Noir ("Homage to black") is a 1996 film/visual poem set to music filmed to honor and highlight the culture of Africa. Director Ralf Schmerberg shot this film entirely in black and white, which is set to a soundtrack of African rhythms mixed with electronica. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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