Sembène: The Making of African Cinema

Manthia Diawara, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o / 1994 / Senegal / documentary/ 60 min

This rich documentary follows the legendary Senagalese filmmaker Sembene Ousmane from the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso back to the streets of Dakar and his Galle Ceddo home at Yoff, overlooking the sea. Revisiting several locations of his films, Sembene Ousmane reminisces about his career and discusses his craft.


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