The Senegalese filmmaker, writer and social activist Ousmane Sembene, regarded as one of the pioneers of African cinema, died June 10 in Dakar. He was 84. Born into a humble fisherman’s family in the ...

The man credited with pioneering Senegalese cinema died in his home last weekend. Ousmane Sembene was 84 years old. He was known as the dean of African Filmmakers. His most recent work "Moolaade" won ...

A tribute to and précis of the director who bristled at being called “the father of African cinema,” Jason Silverman and Samba Gadjigo’s heartfelt doc is rich in footage and access: Here are gripping ...

A fierce work of quasi-neorealist melodrama that melds pop cinema instincts and political indignation, Lino Brocka’s 1980 feature endures as a lively, searing parable on the plight of Filipino women ...

“Tout est politique!” Thus Ousmane Sembène strips down the love-hate argument he has had for 35 years with movies, with the grim facts of African society, and with the guerrilla combat between the two ...

Françoise Pfaff, a Fulbright scholar and pioneer of African-American film studies, will visit UB April 19 to discuss the life and career of Ousmane Sembene (1932-2007), the writer and film director ...

At Film Forum, a retrospective of the Senegalese director’s work shows the care he took in telling female stories. By Kelli Weston Nikyatu Jusu’s new film, about a Senegalese woman who works as a ...

A historic confrontation in 1965 between Jean Rouch and Ousmane Sembène : "You look at us as if we were insects" / Albert Cervoni -- Ousmane Sembène : for me, the cinema is an instrument of political ...

It’s a pity that most movie lovers know so little, if anything, about African cinema, for the continent’s filmmakers have much to say. The one film some viewers may recognize is “Black Girl” (1966), a ...

The lights fade and the screen lights up, transporting Senegalese cinemagoers back in time to the world of Ousmane Sembene, who would have been 100 this year.

Streaming platforms for Sembène: The Making of African Cinema haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

There's a temptation to call "Faat Kine," the eighth feature from Senegalese novelist, poet and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene, the final word from the Godfather of Black African cinema. His smart, sure, ...