Ousmane Sembene

Coach Ousmane Sembene of Senegal is often referred to as the father of African film after the colony but he is the patriarch whose feminist sympathy is obvious from the beginning. In his career from "Black Girl" (1966), it is believed to be the first feature film ever produced by a sub-Saharan African director. The difficulties faced, the ability to recover and heroism. In his new movie "Moolaade", women in a small village in Burkina Faso opposed female genital cutting. Not only because of the essential importance of the subject but also because skipping "Moolaade" will miss the opportunity to experience the highest embrace of humanist movies, confirm and change the possibilities of the world, I'm sorry. He did not minimize the pain and cruelty, but Mr. Sembene did not travel in harsh or desperate circumstances. This movie is disturbing, but it is full of extraordinary mental buoyancy. Essentially, it is mixed with striking movies - West African 'Norma Rae' - and amazing (but perfectly appropriate) elements of the musical comedy, they are all transmitted to express the character 's nuance. . And social life is mostly Czechobius. At the age of 81, Mr. Sembene organized a labor union, wrote a novel and oversee the immortal movie, but of course there was nothing to prove, but "Moolaade" is probably his autumn masterpiece, It is a passionate political film. It celebrates the warmth and vitality of traditional authority and rural life in Africa.

As you can see from this short speech, Ousmane Sembene 's 40 - year film work has unmatched social and artistic significance in the context of world and African films. At the international level, Sembene is recognized as the father of African film and has won numerous awards. His image is not just for entertainment and profit (Sembene claims Lenin's "Artist Must Make Money for Life and Work"). His work is aimed at promoting freedom, social justice, and the restoration of the pride and dignity of the people of Africa. Third, he took advantage of the rich heritage of the African verbal story, inherited these will, refused to imitate only Hollywood's story skills, and Sembene's movie was a real African film I am pioneering aesthetics.

Born on Ziguinchor in Senegal on January 1, 1923, Ousmane Sembene is one of the most outstanding people in the African film and literary circles. Sembene is mainly self-taught, he is exposed to various experiences and circumstances, and these experiences and circumstances often respond to his work. As soon as he was 15 years old, he began making a living as a fisherman. Sembene also served as a brickworker, plumber, disciple mechanic, port worker, and union member. These experiences contribute greatly to the creation of Sembene's wonderful literary works and movie works. In this regard, Ousmane argues that his education is the result of his training at the Life University (qtd in Amuta 137). After the outbreak of World War II, Sembene was elected to the French Army. He returned to Senegal after the war, but he returned to France, worked in Marseille, became an association activist, and joined the French Communist Party in 1960 until Senegal became independent. He passed away on June 9, 2007