A Call to Action: The Films of Ousmane Sembene

Book Overview

Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From Borom Sarret (1963) to Guelwaar (1992), Sembene has developed a political and aesthetic project that has deeply influenced the evolution of African filmmaking. This project, with its goal to create a new Africa free of the remnants of colonialist oppression, has subsequently become the objective of emerging generations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275958019
• ISBN13: 9780275958015
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"