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Zalika Souley Quotes

1947–2021

Zalika Souley (7 October 1947 – 27 July 2021) was a Nigerien actress, the first sub-Saharan movie actress, and one of the pioneering actresses of African cinema. Aged 19, Zalika played the lead female role in Moustapha Alassane's 1966 film The Return of an Adventurer.

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You have to work first, and the money will come afterward.

We paved the way, and those who come after us will be able to do better in film.

The short film is the school of cinema. It is therefore the starting point of cinema.

Cinema has several functions. For example, in education, and especially in the education and development of young girls.

When you make cinema, you make it for yourself first. You don't make cinema for an audience or to wait for some kind of prize.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Zalika Souley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.