Ousmane Sembene: Ousmane Sembene. Writer: Moolaadé. The first film director from an African country to achieve international recognition, Ousmane Sembene remains the major figure in the rise of an independent post-colonial African cinema. Sembene's roots were not, as might be expected, in the educated élite. After working as a mechanic and bricklayer, he joined the Free French forces in 1942, serving in Africa and France. In 1946, he returned to Dakar, where...
Known For: Moolaadé (Writer), Camp de Thiaroye (Writer), Emitai (Writer), Black Girl (Writer)