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Mandabi (1968) Website. Official website. Ousmane Sembène (French: [usman sɑ̃bɛn]; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 [ 1 ] – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father of African film".
Jan 31, 2023 · As we celebrate his 100th year and rediscover his films, we can gain a better understanding of Sembène, and the themes of his work, by looking at the turns his life took that led him to cinema ...
- Imruh Bakari
Ousmane Sembène (born Jan. 1, 1923, Ziguinchor-Casamance, Seneg., French West Africa—died June 9/10, 2007, Dakar, Seneg.) was a Senegalese writer and film director known for his historical and political themes. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Sembène spent his early years as a fisherman on the Casamance coast
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 5, 2015 · Sembene! documents the filmmaker’s eventful life — he grew up in a family of fishermen on the shores of the Casamance River in rural Senegal, living a life of what he termed “daily vagrancy ...
- Movie Critic
Jan 10, 2023 · After studying cinema in Moscow, Sembène directed his first short film, (The Wagoner), in 1962. A day in the life of a lowly cart driver, the film provides a stinging critique of the failures of ...
Aug 3, 2023 · In interviews, the pipe-smoking Sembène, dubbed the “father of African cinema”, kept repeating his faith in younger generations. Sixteen years after his death, the full scope of his legacy ...
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Jun 11, 2018 · Ousmane Sembène, the son of a fisherman, was born in Zinguichor, Casamance in Senegal in 1923. He worked with his father until he was 15, quitting after numerous bouts of sea-sickness. He received limited formal education but was involved in Serer traditional customs as a cult servant before joining a Koranic school.
