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Africa’s Master Mirror Maker

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Mark Stern

The great Senegalese director, Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007), the son of a fisherman and a fifth-grade dropout, but with a vibrant curiosity about the world, realized he wanted to be a writer and a filmmaker during a six-month convalescence in a French hospital. Working on … Continue reading →

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Into Africa

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Mark Stern

The great Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène’s 1992 serio-comic, “Guelwaar” examines the divisions within and pressures from without that plague his country. “Guelwaar” opens with the report of the suspicious death of Christian leader, political activist (and less than faithful husband) … Continue reading →

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