Ousmane Sembène

Born

January 01, 1923 in Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal

Died

June 09, 2007

Popularity

0.1095

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."