African Film Archive

Aoure

1962 — Moustapha Alassane — Niger

short · docufiction · liberation

Moustapha Alassane's 30-minute docufiction, one of his earliest works, follows the married life of a young Zarma couple along the banks of the Niger River, in French and Hausa.

Fun fact: Alassane became known as a pioneer of Nigerien cinema across both live-action and animation, working into the 1970s on satirical and folkloric films.

Notes: Runtime 30 minutes; corrected 2026-07-29 to remove a self-contradictory "first feature-length work" description against a 30-minute short runtime. Type field (short) is the accurate classification.

Verification: verified · Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Poster source: Wikipedia