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Dominican Rep. Sembene!
- Original title
- Sembene!
- Year
- 2015
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
Senegal- Director
- Cast
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Documentary, Self: Ousmane Sembene
- Music
- Producer
- Co-production Senegal-United States;
- Genre
- Documentary | Biography. Movie Documentary
- Synopsis
- To speak of African cinema is to speak the name of Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007). Known as "the father of African film," this was no easy title to bear, as shown in this personal essay about one of the Africa's greatest artists. Sembene! takes you from Dakar, Senegal, to the docks of Marseille, France, to New York City. In a career spanning 40 years, Sembene tasted the highs and the lows, only to re-invent himself with a powerful blend of documentary, French New Wave, and Realism, creating films that shocked the sociopolitical power structures of the day. Classics like Xala, Black Girl, and Moolaade established his cinematic vision and made him an international emissary who presented the inner lives of his people on film. Told by those who knew him best and with fascinating archival interviews, Sembene!constructs a revealing portrait of a curious, cantankerous, and deeply intellectual artist. Born in Senegal, Sembene promoted a new vision of Africa, and his films injected that vision into the world. Sembene! is a testament to the power of story, highlighting how it can plant a seed of thought that crosses generations.
- Awards
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2015: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated to Golden Camera (Best First Film)2015: Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Documentary Competition2015: Telluride Film Festival: Nominated to the Documentary Competition
- Critics' reviews
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"Endlessly fascinating (...) enormously moving."
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