Jean-Marie Teno
Jean-Marie Teno | |
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| Born | 14 May 1954 Famleng, Bandjoun. |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Citizenship | Cameroonian |
| Alma mater | University of Valenciennes |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and filmmaker. |
| Notable work | Yellow Fever taximan (short film) |
Jean-Marie Teno (born 14 May 1954) is a Cameroonian film director and filmmaker, "one of Africa's most prolific filmmakers". His films address censorship, human rights violations, globalization, and the effects of colonialism. Teno has made films in many different forms but favors making documentaries. In an interview when asked about his favor style of film to make he responded, "documentary because when you do fiction, people think it's not true. When it's the documentary, they are embarrassed, embarrassed".