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Ousmane Sembène

Directing Born Jan 1, 1923 Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal 10 credits

Biography

Ousmane Sembène (January 1, 1923 — June 9, 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "Father of African film."

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Known for

Film

Black Girl

as The Teacher (uncredited)
Film

Mandabi

as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Makhouredia Gueye 1 shared title
Younousse Sèye 1 shared title
Isseu Niang 1 shared title
Mustapha Ture 1 shared title
Mouss Diouf 1 shared title
Christoph Colomb 1 shared title
Farba Sarr 1 shared title
Serigne N'Diayes 1 shared title
Thérèse Bas 1 shared title
Mamadou Cisoko 1 shared title

Career timeline

Marseille après la guerre
Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane
Sembene!
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
O Sembene!
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
Ceddo
Mandabi
Black Girl

Full filmography

  • Ceddo (1978) as A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)
  • Black Girl (1966) as The Teacher (uncredited)
  • Mandabi (1968) as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
  • Sembene! (2015) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994) as Self
  • O Sembene! (2013) as Self
  • Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab (2014) as Self
  • Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane (2021) as himself
  • Marseille après la guerre (2023)
  • Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo (1981) as Himself