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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)

Documentary
Release Date: 1994, January 1
Directors: Manthia Diawara, Thiong'o Ngugi-wa
Countries: United Kingdom, Senegal, United States of America
Production: Channel 4 Television, Channel 4 Television, Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Overview:

Senegalese documentary about the country's most famous film-maker - Ousmane Sembène. The groundbreaking director explains his philosophy, politics and hopes for the future of African cinema.

Keywords:

biography documentary filmmaking semi-biographical portrait of a filmmaker documentary filmmaker