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      Sembene!

      2015 1h 22m Biography List
      91% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene, an African freedom fighter, uses stories as weapons. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 22 Buy Now

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      Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle A useful and entertaining overview of Sembne's life and career Feb 13, 2017 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian Majors in the Senegalese's trailblazing; most notably the fact that he was responsible for the first film shot by a black African. Rated: 3/5 Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times A richly crafted documentary that serves as an enlightening tribute to the filmmaker who masterfully tapped into the medium's wide-reaching socio-political potential. Nov 26, 2015 Full Review Tori Brazier One Room With A View The material is fascinating, particularly with Sembène the first African to make a film in Africa for an African audience. Rated: 3/5 Apr 19, 2019 Full Review Bernard Boo Way Too Indie Sembene! is too dry and formal to be lovable, but it makes its point emphatically, paying tribute to a filmmaker whose pugnaciousness was both a gift and a curse. Rated: 6.5/10 Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) Interweaving animation, clips from feature films, photographs and archival footage, the film traces Sembene's amazing journey from WWII to international recognition as the "father of African film." Aug 29, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene, an African freedom fighter, uses stories as weapons.
      Director
      Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman
      Producer
      Dan Cogan, William T. Conway, Andrew Pinkes
      Screenwriter
      Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 23, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $28.1K
      Runtime
      1h 22m
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