Sembene!

Sembene!
Film poster
Directed by
Production
companies
  • Galle Ceddo Projects
  • Impact Partners
  • New Mexico Media Partners
  • SNE Partners
  • with major support from
  • The Ford Foundation/JustFilms
  • The Sundance Institute
  • Cinereach
  • Francophonie
Release date
  • January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
88 minutes

Sembene! is a 2015 documentary film focusing on the life of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, who is considered to be the father of African cinema. It is co-directed by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman. The film's world premiere took place at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. It also played at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.

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