The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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Ousmane SembèneOusmane Sembène was born in 1923 in Ziguinchor, Senegal. He joined the Free French forces in 1942, then worked in France. His novels include Le Docker Noir (1956) and Les bouts de bois de dieu (1960). He then studied film in Moscow. Among his many films are La noire de… (1966), Xala (1974), Ceddo (1976), and Guelwaar (1992). Recent articlesAfrica in the mirror of cinema Cinema is part of a process where Africans are taking responsibility for their own lives. Ousmane Sembène, the founding director of post-colonial African cinema, presents a manifesto for a new age of cultural pride and democratic access. |
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