Samba Gadjigo
Samba Gadjigo, the director of the documentary The Making of Moolaade, is the world’s foremost expert on the life and work of Ousmane Sembène and author of Sembène’s official biography, published in English as Ousmane Sembène: The Making of a Militant Artist by Indiana University Press. He was born and raised in Kidira, Senegal, was educated at the University of Dakar and the University of Illinois, and is professor of African Studies and French at Mt. Holyoke College, where he has taught since 1986.
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Sembene!
In 1952, Ousmane Sembène, a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller of a new Africa. Sembène! tells the unbelievable true story of the self-taught “father of African cinema,” who fought enormous odds to return African stories to Africa. Sembène! uses rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials to craft...
Sembene!
In 1952, Ousmane Sembène, a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller of a new Africa. Sembène! tells the unbelievable true story of the self-taught “father of African cinema,” who fought enormous odds to return African stories to Africa. Sembène! uses rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials to craft...
