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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
January 1, 1923
Died
June 9, 2007
Place of Birth
Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Also Known As
- Ousmane Sembene
- 우스만 셈벤
Ousmane Sembène
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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."
Known For
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Marseille après la guerre
2023
7.0
Himself (archive footage)
Sembene!
2015
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Self
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
2014
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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
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Himself
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
1981
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Ibrahima
Outsiders
1977
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Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
Mandabi
1968
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The Teacher (uncredited)
Black Girl
1966
Credits
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Marseille après la guerre
2023
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Sembene!
as Himself (archive footage)
2015
7.0
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
as Self
2014
6.0
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
9.0
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
as Himself
1981
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Outsiders
as Ibrahima
1977
6.8
Mandabi
as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
1968
7.1
Black Girl
as The Teacher (uncredited)
1966
7.3