Jean Rouch
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Born in France, he trained as a colonial hydrology engineer before turning to anthropology, a shift encouraged by his mentor Marcel Griaule after early encounters with Songhai rituals and surrealist ideas. His first African films documented Nigerien ceremonies, and he soon pioneered ethnofiction by casting the fisherman Damouré Zika in works such as Bataille sur le grand fleuve (1950-52) and Jagua…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
