Filmography - Jean-Marie TENO

Jean-Marie Téno - Filmography

Filmography

A film that explores African history, memory, and identities

Over 35 years of documentary filmmaking. Each film is an act of resistance, a testimony, and a way of passing on a legacy.

More than 20
Films Directed
35+
Years of service
more than 15
Documentaries

1980s

1983
Schubbah
Short film

The first film shot in Paris about the lives of a group of Africans engaged in exploring African identity in France and the creation of the magazine 'Bwana Magazine'.

1985
Tribute
Short film

An intimate film about the loss of a father and the grieving process. An introduction to recurring themes in the film: memory, transmission, and identity.

1985
Yellow fever taxi driver
Short film
1987
The Slap and the Caress
Short film
1988
The Water of Misery
Documentary

1990s

1990
The Last Journey
Short film
1991
Mister Foot
Documentary
1992
Africa, I'll fleece you...
Documentary
1996
Head in the Clouds
Short film
1996
Clando
Feature film

Jean-Marie Téno’s only feature-length fiction film, an exploration of the political and social realities of Cameroon.

1999
Boss!
Documentary

2000s

2000
Vacation at home
Documentary
2002
Alex's Wedding
Documentary
2004
The Colonial Misunderstanding
Documentary
2009
Holy Sites
Documentary

2010s

2013
A Leaf in the Wind
Documentary
2018
The Future in the Rearview Mirror
Documentary
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