Sembene!
Sign in to saveSembene! 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. The film's world premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. It also played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
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7.0Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.
Released: 2015-01-2382 minDir: Samba GadjigoHistory, Documentary
Cast
- Ousmane Sembène as Himself (archive footage)
- Mbissine Thérèse Diop as Diouana (archive footage)
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Key dates
- Published
- 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Senegal
- Original language
- English language
- Duration
- +89
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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3 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Critical response
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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. The film's world premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. It also played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
== Synopsis == Sembene! tells the story of the self-taught novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, provided by Gadjigo, who wrote Sembene's biography. Sembène transitioned from a laborer into a powerful spokesman for Africa.