Ousmane Sembene

The Film Programme by BBC

Jun 10, 202127:51Society & Culture

With Antonia Quirke. Ousmane Sembene has been called the father of African Film, single-handedly starting a movie industry in Senegal. As his 1968 film Mandabi is re-released, Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman, who saved...

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