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Ousmane Sembène
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🎂 January 1, 1923📍 Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal🕯️ June 9, 2007 · Age 84
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."
BODY OF WORK
Ousmane Sembène's Filmography
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Lamb
2026
as Self (uncredited)
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Marseille après la guerre
2023
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No Poster
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Le docker noir, Sembene Ousmane
2021
as himself
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Sembene!
2015⭐ 7.0
as Himself (archive footage)
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Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
2014⭐ 6.0
as Self
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O Sembene!
2013
as Self
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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994⭐ 8.7
as Self
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Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo
1981⭐ 7.0
as Himself
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Ceddo
1978⭐ 6.7
as A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)
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Mandabi
1968⭐ 7.1
as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)
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Black Girl
1966⭐ 7.3
as The Teacher (uncredited)