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Jul 14, 2021 · Sembene! is a look at the life and career of Ousman Sembene, the first sub-Saharan African to direct feature films. The movie is co-directed and narrated by Samba Gadjigo, an American based professor from Senegal who ended up becoming one of Sembene's closest confidantes.
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Sembene! is a 2015 documentary film focusing on the life of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, who is considered to be the father of African cinema. It is co-directed by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman.
Nov 6, 2015 · Sembene, one of the most influential filmmakers and political figures produced by the African continent in the 20th century, was almost 80 when he directed the film, and had seen several of his serenely confrontational films banned in Senegal, France and elsewhere.
SEMBENE!, a feature-length HD documentary, tells the unbelievable true story of the “father of African cinema,” the self-taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a monumental, 50-year-long battle to give African stories to Africans.
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Rated: 6.5/10 Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) Interweaving animation, clips from feature films, photographs and archival footage, the film traces Sembene's amazing...
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- Ousmane Sembene, Mbissine Thérèse Diop
- Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman
- Biography
Nov 6, 2015 · A documentary about Mr. Sembène, the trailblazing Senegalese filmmaker, this movie covers the essentials about a cultural warrior whose nine varied features and assorted shorts could still use ...
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A true-life epic, SEMBENE! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, becoming a hero to millions....
