Tag: Sembene
Elgas: “Sembène empowered his readers”
On the occasion of the reissue of Sembène Ousmane’s novel O pays, mon beau gens, Chemin d’write questioned the young Senegalese writer Elgas on the novelistic art of his compatriot…
“Sembène Centennial”, the New York tribute to Ousmane Sembène
Until September 21, the legendary New York cinema Film Forum is paying tribute to Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène to celebrate the centenary of his birth. With more than sixty scheduled…
Sembene Ousmane Special
This week, we are talking about a legend of cinema, a filmmaker whose career is intimately linked to the history of Africa, from slavery to the Islamic conquest, from the…
Elgas: “Sembène empowered his readers”
On the occasion of the reissue of Sembène Ousmane’s novel O country, my beautiful people, Way of writing interviewed the young Senegalese writer Elgas on the romantic art of his…
Sembene, the dean
Self-taught, Sembene Ousmane had been a builder, skirmisher, docker, before embarking on a literary and cinematographic adventure, starting with “Borom Sarret” (1963), the first film ever shot by an African…