Moustapha Alassane
Moustapha Alassane (1942 – 17 March 2015) was a Nigerien filmmaker who is often hailed as the "father' of African film animation. He initially graduated with a degree in mechanics but discovered the art of film before he followed that career path.
Quotes
[edit]- "If there is a secret, it is the love and passion I feel for my profession."
- “What is essential is to be able to express oneself, to go from an idea to a film, to tell a story and realize one’s vision.”
- “I will always stay the same, with my passion and my pleasure to invent, to direct, and to communicate my vision.”
- "I think that, for the moment, cinema has not sufficiently proven to the world that Africa has its own culture."
- "It must be able to awaken the viewer's awareness of specifically African problems and guide Africa in a more viable direction."
