List of Nigerien films


The following is a sortable list of films produced or shot in Niger.
YearTitleDirectorGenreNotes
1947Au pays des mages noirsPierre Ponty, Jean Rouch & Jean SauvyDocumentaryEnglish title: In the Land of the Black Mages
1948Les magiciens de WanzerbéMarcel Griaule & Jean RouchDocumentary
1949La circoncisionJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: The Circumcision
1949Initiation à la danse des possédésJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: Initiation to the Dance of the Possessed
1950Chasse à l'hippopotameJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: Hippopotamus Chase
1951Les gens du milJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: The Millet Peoples
1951Yenendi: les hommes qui font la pluieJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: Rainmakers
1959Les fils de l'eauJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: The Sons of Water
1962AouréMoustapha AlassaneDrama shortEnglish title: Wedding Marriage
1962Le MilJean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: Millet
1962La Pileuse de MilMoustapha AlassaneShort
1962La bague du roi KodaMoustapha AlassaneShortEnglish title: The Ring of King Koda
1964L'arachide de SantchiraMoustapha AlassaneShort
1965La Mort de GandjiMoustapha AlassaneAnimationEnglish title: The Death of Gandji
1966Le Retour d'un aventurierMoustapha AlassaneDrama shortEnglish title: The Return of an Adventurer
1966Bon Voyage SimMoustapha AlassaneAnimated short
1966Les cow boys sont noirsSerge MoatiShortEnglish title: The Cowboys are Black
1966Dongo HorendiJean Rouch
1967MalbazaMoustapha AlassaneShort
1967JaguarJean RouchDocu-drama
1967Daudo SorkoJean Rouch
1969CabascaboOumarou GandaDrama short
1969Les contre BandiersMoustapha AlassaneShort
1970Petit à petitJean RouchComedy
1970Yenendi de YantallaJean Rouch
1970Yan Diga - Ils traverseront des pays comme des jardinsSerge MoatiDramaEnglish title: Yan Diga - They'll Cross Countries like Gardens
1971Architectes AyorouJean RouchDocumentary
1971Le Wazzou PolygameOumarou GandaDrama
1971Yenendi di SimiriJean Rouch
1971JamyyaMoustapha AlassaneShort
1971Tourou et BittiJean Rouch & Lam Dia-HamaDocumentary
1972Yenendi de BoukokiJean Rouch
1972FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argentMoustapha AlassaneDramaEnglish title: WVCM: Woman, Villa, Car, Money
1972Abimbola ou ShakiMoustapha AlassaneShort
1972Tanda SinguiJean Rouch-
1973SaïtaneOumarou GandaDrama
1973Dongo HoriJean Rouch
1973SiberiMoustapha AlassaneShort
1974Toula ou Le génie des eauxMoustapha Alassane & Anna SoehringDramaEnglish title: Toula or the Genie of the Waters
1974Cocorico! Monsieur PouletJean Rouch, Damouré Zika, Lam Ibrahim DiaComedynot released until 1977
1974SoubaneMoustapha AlassaneShort
1976L'étoile noireDjingareye MaïgaEnglish title: The Black Star
1976Babatou, les trois conseilsJean RouchDramaEnglish title: Babatou, the Three Tips
1976Médecines et médecinsInoussa Ousseini & Jean RouchDocumentaryEnglish title: Medicine and Doctors
1977Samba le grandMoustapha AlassaneAnimated short
1977Fête des Gandyi Bi à SimiriJean RouchDocumentary
1977Badye, le GriotInoussa Ousseini & Jean RouchDocumentary
1978ZaboaMoustapha AlassaneShort
1979Nuages noirsDjingareye MaïgaEnglish title: Black Clouds
1980L'éxiléOumarou GandaDramaEnglish title: The Exile
1980Wasan karaInoussa OusseiniDocumentary short
1982Kankamba ou le semeur de discordeMoustapha AlassaneEnglish title: Kankamba or The Sower of Discord
1982Si les cavaliersMahamane BakabeEnglish title: If the Riders
1982GourimouMoustapha AlassaneShort
1982Agwane mon VillageMoustapha AlassaneShort
1983Aube NoireDjingareye MaïgaEnglish title:Black Dawn
1983PetanquiKozoloa YeoDrama
1985FalawMariama HimaDocumentary
1985KokoaMoustapha AlassaneAnimated short
1985Baabu BanzaMariama HimaDocumentary
1986Le médecin de GafireMustapha DiopDramaEnglish title: The Doctor from Gafire
1986ToukouMariama HimaDocumentary
1987KatakoMariama HimaDocumentary
1990Mamy WataMustapha Diop
1994Hadiza et KaliaMariama HimaDocumentary
1997Imuhar, une légendeJacques DubuissonDrama
1997Moi fatigué debout, moi couchéJean RouchEnglish title: I'm Tired Standing, Tired Lying Down
2000SooloMoustapha AlassaneShort
2000Les Magiciens de l'AderMoustapha AlassaneShort
2001AgaïssaMoustapha AlassaneShort
2003TagimbaMoustapha AlassaneShort
2004Agadez nomade FM Christian Lelong & Pierre MortimoreDocumentary
2005Al'lèèssi... Une actrice africaineRahmatou KeïtaDocumentary
2005Arlit, deuxième ParisIdrissou Mora KpaiDocumentaryEnglish title: Arlit, the Second Paris
2006Le Fleuve Niger se meurtAdam Aborak KandineShort documentary
2008Au centre de la Terre, des puits et des hommesIngrid PatettaDocumentaryEnglish title: In the Centre of the Earth, Wells and Men
2008La Robe du tempsMalam SaguirouDocumentaryEnglish title: The Robe of Time
2008Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon!Sani Elhadj MagoriDocumentaryEnglish title: For the Best and for the Onion!
2010La danse des WoodabeSandrine LonckeDocumentaryEnglish title: The Dance of the Woodabe
2010Agadez, the Music and the RebellionRon WymanDocumentary
2010Niger '66: A Peace Corps DiaryJudy IrolaDocumentary
2011Koukan Kourcia Sani Elhadj MagoriDocumentaryEnglish title: Koukan Kourcia
2013Those Who VeilDaliso LeslieDocumentary short
2013Lokkol. l'école. Alwasi et Aikije vont à l'écoleFrancesco SincichDocumentaryEnglish title: Lokkol. The School. Alwasi and Aikije go to School
2015Akounak Tedalat Taha TazoughaiChristopher KirkleyDramaEnglish title: Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It
2016La Colère dans le ventAmina WeiraDocumentaryEnglish title: Anger in the Wind
2016Zin'naariyaRahmatou KeïtaDramaEnglish title: The Wedding Ring
2017L'arbre sans fruitAïcha MackyDocumentaryEnglish title: The Fruitless Tree
2017Zerzura (film)Christopher KirkleyDocu-drama
2017Lokkol 2. Trip to NiameyFrancesco SincichDocumentary