A self-taught filmmaker who gave African stories to Africans Cannes | Sundance | Top 10 2015 Film Screenings across Africa: OCT 19-25 2020 #SembeneAcrossAfrica
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Sembene Across Africa Returns! The Sembene Project on Google Talks! And … free posters! bit.ly/32JsF49
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Now playing in our Directed by Ousmane Sembène collection! criterionchannel.com/directe…
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My Black Film Bulletin / Sight and Sound commemorative piece on Sembène's centennial and @akorokoafrica as a platform inspired by his legacy, is now online: bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/o…
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Directed by Ousmane Sembène📽️Coming to the Channel 12/1! criterion.com/current/posts/…
Celebrate Sembène, the Senegalese cinematic revolutionary whose career-long project to illuminate the lives of the marginalized made him the continent’s most influential & widely acclaimed director.
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@artxlagos is set to kick off its eighth edition set with a special tribute to Ousemane Sembène.
In addition to the renowned art showcase the festival will see its first inclusion of a film segment.
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° 2023 marks 100 years since the birth of Ousmane Sembène - hailed as the 'Godfather of African cinema'. To commemorate Sembène's centennial, Black Film Bulletin x @BFI revisits 'OUSMANE SEMBÈNE ON THE STATE OF AFRICAN CINEMA'
🔗 bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/i…
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Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of contemporary African and diasporic art at the Lagos Art Book Fair as they debut during ART X Lagos 2023.
This dedicated space celebrates the beauty of art books, zines, serial publications, and other printed materials intricately connected to the realm of this dynamic art.
The Lagos Art Book Fair is organized by We Make Books, an initiative of Goethe-Institut Nigeria, and we can’t wait for you to explore this captivating world.
Join us at The Federal Palace and secure tickets for the fair at ARTXLAGOS.COM/TICKETS or at the door upon your arrival.
#LagosArtWeek #ARTXLagos #African #Art #2023edition.
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Sembène 100 | XALA, CEDDO, EMITAÏ | Fri-Tue, Nov 17-21
In commemoration of the centenary of the “father of African cinema,” Senegalese novelist/filmmaker Ousmane Sembène — we offer new restorations of three revolutionary films from the 1970s.
> bit.ly/Sembène-100
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Art Across Borders, a collaboration between ART X Lagos and Afreximbank, unveils the captivating world of Mona Taha.
Born in Uganda to an Egyptian father and Rwandan mother, Mona is a self-taught artist whose creations span various mediums, from charcoal to ink and collage. Her practice is an exploration of gender, femininity and self-discovery.
Join us at ART X Lagos from 2-5 November for an unforgettable encounter with Mona Taha’s practice.
Get your tickets now via ARTXLAGOS.COM/TICKETS
#ARTXLagos #ARTX #2023edition #MonaTaha #ArtAcrossBorders #Afreximbank
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Marking the centenary of Ousmane Sembène. 🎞️
With nine profound features under his belt, the Senegalese auteur was a world class rebel, satirist, and revolutionary artist. (Re)discover his work in Ousmane Sembène at 100 this November. tiff.net/sembene
ALT Creative for TIFF Cinematheque’s series, Ousmane Sembène at 100. On top of a black and white film still of a woman wearing large jewelry pieces and a polka dot dress is yellow text that reads the title of the series. In the bottom left corner is white text that reads “NOV 15-26.”
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The impact of late Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène remains globally influential even one hundred years after his birth.
We spoke with six African directors about what Sembène means today.
bit.ly/3QedGYM
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Announcing the exciting lineup of TIFF Cinematheque’s November programming at TIFF Bell Lightbox, including a centennial celebration of Ousmane Sembène, a 16-film retrospective of director Christian Petzold, plus new releases, special guests, and more. tiff.net/press/news/tiff-ann…
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(Headshot from Mount Holyoke College faculty page; pic of Dr. Gadjigo at a 2015 Indiana University screening of Sembene! by Tiantian Zhang w/ The Media School; pic of Dr. Gadjigo & Dr. Silverman, during interview by former director, Dr. Michael Martin, BFCA's general collection)
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In addition to his advocacy and filmmaking, Dr. Gadjigo has been Professor of French and Africana Studies at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts since 1986, where he teaches and publishes widely on Francophone African literature and film. #SambaGadjigo
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Since Sembene’s passing in 2007, Dr. Gadjigo has continued to be a vital promoter of the great filmmaker’s legacy, including co-directing (with Jason Silverman) the acclaimed documentary Sembene! (2015). #SambaGadjigo
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Happy birthday to filmmaker-scholar Samba Gadjigo (born 1954)! One of the foremost experts on the life and work of pioneering African director Ousmane Sembene, Dr. Gadjigo authored his official biography (titled Ousmane Sembene: The Making of a Militant Artist). #SambaGadjigo
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CINÉMA/ÉVENT: Levée de rideaux pour l’édition 27 du festival Écrans Noirs.
Le rideau s'est levé samedi dernier au palais des Congrès de Yaoundé sur le festival tant attendu des Écrans Noirs par la projection du court-métrage de 20 minutes intitulé “Borom Sarret” de Sembene...
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Sembène season!! 🙌
📽 Coming this October to the IFI in-cinema and online! 🎞
✨ Blackberry, The Killers of Flower Moon, Foe & more
✨ Ousmane Sembène season
✨ #IFIHorrorthon
Read more: ifi.ie/october-2023-programm…
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Movie Recommendation- Day 27:
Mandabi (1968)/ Senegal
Director: Ousmane Sembène
With a minimalist storyline, 'Mandabi' (1968) by Ousmane Sembène tries to document the day-to-day struggles of an illiterate patriarch of a rural Senegalese bigamous family; amidst the surrounding nosy neighbours & crooks in suits. The film does not shy from from criticising social, political & religious institutions.