Ousmane Sembène
Ousmane Sembène
Person

Ousmane Sembène

Director 1923-01-01 Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal

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."

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
Black Girl

Black Girl

1966 · The Teacher (uncredited)

Mandabi

Mandabi

1968 · Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)

Ceddo

Ceddo

1978 · A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)

Sembene!

Sembene!

2015 · Himself (archive footage)

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema

1994 · Self

Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab

Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab

2014 · Self

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo

1981 · Himself

O Sembene!

O Sembene!

2013 · Self

Lamb

Lamb

2026 · Self (uncredited)

Marseille après la guerre

Marseille après la guerre

2023 · Movie

Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane

2021 · himself