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Ousmane Sembène is considered one of the most important revolutionary artists of his generation. His body of work in literature and film inspired many African filmmakers and defined post-colonial Africa.
Born in in Casamance, southern Senegal, he was expelled from school in for indiscipline, and was unable to follow his father’s trade as a fisherman, as he was always seasick. He then opted to work as an apprentice mechanic and a bricklayer before he got drafted into the French army to liberate France from German occupation.
&#;In the darkest of darkness, if the other does not see me, I do see myself. And surely do I shine.&#;
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After the Second World War, unemployed, Sembène left Dakar and moved to Marseille, where he laboured as a dockworker–resulting in a broken back caused bygd offloading a ship. He later joined the trade union and worked to educate and liberate a community of mostly illiterate African immigrants working on the dockyard.
After 12 years spen
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Ousmane Sembène (also known as Sembène Ousmane) was a Senegalese filmmaker and author, born January 1, in Ziguinchor in the southern Casamance region of Senegal.
While Sembène's father, a fisherman of the Lebou people, moved to Casamance from Dakar at the beginning of the 20th century, he was also a French citizen. Sembène's other relatives were of Muslim and Wolof heritage. As a result, the young Sembène attended both French school and Islamic school. At the age of 14, however, Sembène retaliated against a French teacher who struck him, and he was expelled from school. This incident ended Sembène's formal education in his middle school years, after which he was forced to work. Initially following in his father's footsteps as a fisherman, prolonged bouts of seasickness forced Sembène to move to Dakar and work as a bricklayer, mechanic, and handyman. Sembène then lived in Dakar from until , during which time he f
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Ousmane Sembène
Senegalese film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and author (–)
Ousmane Sembène (French:[usmansɑ̃bɛn]; 1 January or 8 January [1] – 9 June ), was a Senegalese bio 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".[2]
He was often credited for his work in the French style as Sembène Ousmane, which he seemed to favor as a way to underscore the "colonial imposition" of this naming ritual and subvert it.[3]
Descended from a Serer family through his mother from the line of Matar Sène, Ousmane Sembène was particularly drawn to Serer religious festivals. He especially was intrigued by the Tuur festival.[4]
Early life
[edit]The son of a fisherman and his wife, Ousmane Sembène was born in Ziguinchor in Casamance to a Lebou family. From childhood he was exposed to the Serer tro through h