Ousmane Sembene

Ousmane Sembene

WriterDirectorActor
Born
January 1, 1923
Died
June 9, 2007

The first film director from an African country to achieve international recognition, Ousmane Sembene remains the major figure in the rise of an independent post-colonial African cinema. Sembene's roots were not, as might be expected, in the educated élite. After working as a mechanic and


Actor

Faat Kiné(2001)as Gas Station Attendant
Outsiders(1977)as A Ceddo, Ibrahima
Tauw(1970)as Employment clerk
Mandabi(1968)as Public Writer at the Post Office
Black Girl(1966)as The Teacher

Producer

Moolaadé(2003)
Guelwaar(1992)
Borom sarret(1963)

Music Department

Faat Kiné(2001)

Self

The Fabulous Picture Show(2006)as Self - Guest
Fespaco(2008)as Self
Les Fespakistes(2001)as Self
Great Railway Journeys(1994)as Self
Les pionniers des cinĂ©mas d'Afrique(1997)as Lui-mĂȘme

Archive Footage

L'Équipe de choc(2023)as Self
African Renaissance(2020)as Self
Destin commun, hommage à 3 précurseurs du 7e art(2017)as Self
Sembene!(2015)as Various characters
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab(2014)as Self - interviewee

Credit Score: Ousmane Sembene

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Gas Station Attendant
Thu Jan 15 2004
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Faat KinĂ©3.752004‱7.200413
2Mandabi3.751970‱7.3001780
3Black Girl3.751966‱7.4007261
4Outsiders2.501979‱6.6001316