Ousmane Sembène

🎞 Director

Born

1 January 1923 (103)

Place of Birth

Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal

Also known as

Ousmane Sembene

Biography

Ousmane Sembène (January 1, 1923 — June 9, 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "Father of African film."