Ousmane Sembène
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2007
- Works
- 53
Top works
- L'harmattan
- Ô pays, mon beau peupl!
- Le docker noir
- Voltaïque
- The money-order ; with, White genesis
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Film & TV
Directing · Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Ousmane Sembène (January 1, 1923 — June 9, 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, 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."
Known for
- Marseille après la guerre2023
- Sembene! — Himself (archive footage)2015
- Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab — Self2014
- O Sembene! — Self2013
- Sembène: The Making of African Cinema — Self1994
- Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo — Himself1981
- Ceddo — A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)1978
- Mandabi — Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)1968
- Black Girl — The Teacher (uncredited)1966
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 56
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance
· 2016 · cited 1,350x
- Molecular Evolution of Zika Virus during Its Emergence in the 20th Century
· 2014 · cited 631x
- Prevalence and factors associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: Results from two case-control studies
· 2008 · cited 520x
- Evaluation of Convalescent Plasma for Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea
· 2016 · cited 444x
- High Rate of Recurrent De Novo Mutations in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
· 2017 · cited 427x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-01-01 ) 1 January 1923, Ziguinchor , Casamance , French West Africa , (now Senegal)
- Died
- 9 June 2007 (2007-06-09) (aged 84), Dakar , Senegal
- Occupation
- Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author
- Language
- Wolof , French
- Years active
- 1956–2003
- Notable works
- Borom Sarret (1963) Black Girl (1966) Mandabi (1968)
- Allegiance
- Free France
- Branch
- French Liberation Army Senegalese Tirailleurs
- Service years
- 1944-46
- Conflicts
- World War II Liberation of France
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1923
- Died
- 9 June 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Senegal
- Place of birth
- Ziguinchor
- Place of death
- Dakar
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Political party
- French Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Wolof
- Notable work
- Borom Sarret
Article
Ousmane Sembène ( French: [usman sɑ̃bɛn]; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 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".
He was often credited for his work in the French style as Sembène Ousmane, which he seemed to favor as a way to underscore the "colonial imposition" of this naming ritual and subvert it.
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1920s births2007 deaths20th-century novelistsFrench cinema pioneersFrench Communist Party membersFrench military personnel of World War IILebou peoplePeople from ZiguinchorPeople of French West AfricaSenegalese activists against female genital mutilationSenegalese film directorsSenegalese film producers