Ousmane Sembène
Birthday
1923/01/01
Day of death
2007/06/09 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Also know as
Ousmane Sembene, 우스만 셈벤
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."
Acting
(1966) Black Girl
as The Teacher (uncredited)
(1977) Outsiders
as Ibrahima
(1994) Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
as ---
(2023) Marseille après la guerre
as ---
(2015) Sembene!
as Himself (archive footage)
(1981) Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
as Himself
(2014) Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
as Self
(1968) Mandabi
as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)