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DVD

Sembene!

Call Number

  • DVD 791.430233 S47118S (CEN)

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Languages

In English or French, with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

In 1952, Ousmane Sembene a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. Sembene! uses rare archival footage and exclusive materials to tell the unbelievable true story of the self-taught "father of African cinema" who fought enormous odds to return African stories to Africa. Sembene! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, making powerful, unforgettable films and becoming a hero to millions. But after a startling fall from grace, can Africa's storyteller reinvent himself once more?

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2015.

Bonus features: Making of Moolaadé (2005) ; Sembène for the people: a film screening in Senegal ; On Sembène: reflections from Angela Davis, Youssou N'Dour, Ngūgī wa Thiong'o, Cheikh Hamidou Kane and more ; Samba's childhood.

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