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1. Black Girl (1966)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene
Votes: 6,031
2. Moolaadé (2003)
Unrated | 124 min | Drama
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda
Votes: 4,154 | Gross: $0.21M
3. Xala (1975)
Not Rated | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne
Votes: 1,941
4. Borom sarret (1963)
20 min | Short, Drama
Boron Sarret is arguably the first film made by a black African. It illustrates poverty in Senegal, particularly for the working man.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Ly Abdoulay, Albourah
Votes: 1,521
5. Mandabi (1968)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from... See full summary »
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang, Mustapha Ture
Votes: 1,464
6. Outsiders (1977)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
In protest of forced conversion to Islam, the Ceddo (outsiders) kidnap King Demba War's daughter Princess Dior Yacine and hold her hostage.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Tabata Ndiaye, Alioune Fall, Moustapha Yade, Matoura Dia
Votes: 1,093
7. Camp de Thiaroye (1988)
157 min | Drama, War
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.
Directors: Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow | Stars: Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Ismaila Cissé, Ababacar Sy Cissé
Votes: 644
8. Emitai (1971)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
As World War II is going on in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola-speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Andongo Diabon, Robert Fontaine, Michel Renaudeau, Ousmane Camara
Votes: 478
9. Guelwaar (1992)
115 min | Drama
Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor. A satiric portrayal of religion and politics, sometimes humorous, sometimes deadly serious.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Abou Camara, Marie Augustine Diatta, Yama Diedhiou, Mame Ndoumbé Diop
Votes: 407 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Faat Kiné (2001)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Venus Seye, Mame Ndoumbé, Awa Sene Sarr, Tabata Ndiaye
Votes: 374 | Gross: $0.02M
11. Great Railway Journeys (1994–1999)
60 min | Documentary
A series presenting various railway adventures from around the world.
Stars: Michael Palin, Natalia Makarova, Victoria Wood, Danny Glover
Votes: 131
12. Niaye (1964)
35 min | Drama, Short
The pregnancy of a young girl scandalizes her community.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Serigne Sow, Astou N'Diaye, Mame Dia, Modou Sène
Votes: 114
13. Tauw (1970)
24 min | Short, Drama
A young unemployed man fends off accusations of laziness and makes a home for his pregnant girlfriend who has been rejected by her family.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Mamadou M'Bow, Amadi Dieng, Fatim Diagne, Coumba Mane
Votes: 103
14. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 63
15. Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994)
60 min | Documentary
Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène reminisces about his career and discusses the craft of his films and novels. Topics of discussion are also the role of the artist in society and the politics of decolonisation.
Directors: Manthia Diawara, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o | Stars: Manthia Diawara, Ousmane Sembene, John Singleton
Votes: 49
16. The Fabulous Picture Show (2006–2011)
History, Talk-Show
Stars: Amanda Palmer, Cherien Dabis, Scandar Copti, Mohamed Al Daradji
Votes: 43
17. Lamb (1964)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that captures the sport of traditional wrestling, called 'lamb' in Wolof, popular in Senegal.
Director: Paulin Vieyra | Star: Ousmane Sembene
Votes: 31
18. Niiwam (1988)
80 min | Drama, Comedy
Harrowing story of a man who is forced to travel on a public bus with the body of his dead infant daughter in order to bury her.
Director: Clarence Thomas Delgado | Stars: Abou Camara, Ismaila Cissé, Soukayna Diagne, Seynabou Diallo
Votes: 14
19. The Sonhrai Empire (1963)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary on the history of the Songhai empire.
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Votes: 9
20. Les pionniers des cinémas d'Afrique (1997)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Franck Schneider | Stars: Tahar Cheriaa, Annette M'Baye, Ousmane Sembene
21. L'envers du décor (1980)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Paulin Vieyra captures Senegalese cinema titan Ousmane Sembène during the production of his 1977 historical drama CEDDO, which would go on to be banned under the Senghor regime.
Director: Paulin Vieyra | Stars: Georges Caristan, Florence Eymon, Carrie Moore, Ousmane Sembene
22. Fespaco (2008 Video)
73 min | Documentary
Director: Kevin Arkadie | Stars: Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Ousmane Sembene, Abderrahmane Sissako
23.
Great Railway Journeys (1994–1999)
Episode:
St. Louis to Dogon Country
(1999)
Documentary
Danny Glover and his wife Asake Bomani travel from St. Louis in Senegal to the Dogon Country in Mali.
Director: David Hickman | Stars: Danny Glover, Asake Bomani, Ted Joans, Ousmane Sembene
24.
The Fabulous Picture Show (2006–2011)
Episode:
Sin Nombre
(2009)
History, Talk-Show
Director: Juliette Pearce | Stars: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Danny Glover, Amanda Palmer, Ousmane Sembene
25.
Camera Three (1955–1980)
Episode:
The Cinema of Senegal
(1978)
Drama
Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene discusses cinema in Senegal with his compatriot in African filmmaking Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Larry Kardish from the Museum of Modern Art in New York ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Englander | Stars: Laurence Kardish, Ousmane Sembene, Paulin Vieyra