Ousmane Sembène

Ousmane 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).

Africa in the mirror of cinema

Sembene Ousmane I have made seventeen films in Africa, probably more than any other director. It gets more difficult. If my purpose was just to satisfy the taste of the

By Ousmane Sembène

/ 13 Nov 2003