Sembène, the dean
“Sembène Ousmane, a man standing (1923-2007)”, by Valérie Berty.
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By: Sophie Torlotin Follow |
Elisabeth Lequeret Follow
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Self-taught, Sembène Ousmane had been a mason, skirmisher, docker, before embarking on the literary and cinematographic adventure, starting with “Borom Sarret” (1963), the first film ever made by an African on the continent.
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So many stages in his exceptional career that we are talking about today, on the occasion of the release of one of his masterpieces, “The Mandate” (1968) and of an exceptional documentary which he created. consecrated: “Sembène!”, signed by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman.
With us on stage:
- Samba Gadjigo
, writer and filmmaker (“Sembène!”)
and
- Valérie Berty,
professor at the NYU (New York University, Paris), specialist in African cinema and author of “Sembène Ousmane, un homme standing (1923-2007)” (Éd. Présence africaine).
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