Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
January 1, 1923
Died
June 9, 2007 (age 84)
Place of Birth
Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Also Known As
Ousmane Sembene
우스만 셈벤
Ousmane Sembène
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."
Ousmane Sembène on Cinema as Activism
VideoKnown For
Film
Mandabi
Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
1968
Film
Ceddo
A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)
1978
Film
Sembene!
Himself (archive footage)
2015
Film
Black Girl
The Teacher (uncredited)
1966
Film
O Sembene!
Self
2013
Film
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
Himself
1981
Film
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Marseille après la guerre
2023
Film
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
Self
2014
Film
Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane
himself
2021
Filmography
2023FilmMarseille après la guerre2021FilmLe docker noir, Sembene Ousmaneas himself2015FilmSembene!as Himself (archive footage)2014FilmTahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobabas Self2013FilmO Sembene!as Self1994FilmSembène: The Making of African Cinemaas Self1981FilmBehind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddoas Himself1978FilmCeddoas A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)1968FilmMandabias Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)1966FilmBlack Girlas The Teacher (uncredited)