Ousmane Sembene
Date of Birth: 01 Jan 1923
Country: Senegal
Biography: Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. He was considered one of the greatest authors of Africa and has often been called the father of African film. In 1966, he produced his first feature, La Noire de..., based on one of his own short stories; it was the first feature film ever released by a sub-Saharan African director. Recurrent themes of Sembène's films are the history of colonialism, the failings of religion, the critique of the new African bourgeoisie, and the strength of African women. (Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 1 (Actor), 12 (Director), 12 (Writer)
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A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female circumcision, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. (imdb)
A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her employers. Her hope for better times turns to disillusionment and she falls into isolation and despair. The harsh treatment leads her to consider suicide the only way out. (imdb)
It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the government... (imdb)
When the tribal King converts to Islam, a large segment of his tribe kidnaps his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, in an attempt to prevent their forced conversion.
When a Christian activist is erroneously buried in a Muslim cemetery, the inherent socio-political and religious tensions of two communities threaten to disrupt the precarious calm of their environment...
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one. (imdb)
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home (imdb)
Borom sarret (1963) - Short Film
The camera travels with a poor cart-driver through a day's work as he struggles to make a living. As he picks up and drops off passengers, including a man carrying his child's body to the cemetery, the harsh terms of daily life for the poor are dramatized. Crisis strikes when he drives his cart into the old colonial sector, where horse-carts are prohibited, and he suffers a seemingly unpayable fine. (americal library)
As World War II is going on in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola-speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray. (imdb)
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family. (imdb)
Niaye (1964) - Short Film
A 13-year-old village girl is impregnated by her father and then ostracized by the community. (TCM)