Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)

Name: Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-12-19T23:29:06+01:00

Documentary | 60 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 60 minuten

Country: Senegal

Directed by: Manthia Diawara and Thiong'o Ngugi-wa

Starst: and Ousmane Sembene

IMDb score: 7,4 (62)

Releasedate: 1 January 1994

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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema plot

Sembène Ousmane was a Senegalese author and filmmaker. He is seen as a key figure of postcolonial African cinema. This documentary follows the legendary filmmaker from the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso back to the streets of Dakar and his Galle Ceddo home in Yoff, overlooking the sea. Sembène Ousmane visits various locations of his films and reminisces about his career and discusses his craft.