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Camp De Thiaroye
''Camp de Thiaroye'' (; also known as ''The Camp at Thiaroye'') is a 1988 Senegalese war-drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow. The film entered the competition at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize. The film depicts the Thiaroye massacre, which happened in Thiaroye, Dakar, in 1944. The film is about the mutiny by and mass killing of French West African troops by French forces on the night of November 30 to December 1, 1944. West African conscripts were protesting poor conditions and revocation of pay at the Thiaroye camp. The film is a criticism and indictment of the French colonial system. The film documents the events leading up to the Thiaroye massacre, as well as the massacre itself. The film received positive reviews at the time it was released and continues to be heralded by scholars as an important historical documentation of the Thiaroye massacre. The film was banned in France for a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidiki Bakaba
Sidiki Bakaba (born in Abengourou, 1949) is an actor, scenario writer and director from Côte d'Ivoire. He lives and works in Abidjan. After studying at the National School of Drama of Abidjan, he conducted training at the Living Theatre and with Grotowski. In 2000, he became the director of the Palace of Culture of Abidjan (Palais de la Culture d'Abidjan) located at Treichville. He also founded the Actor's Studio (an actor training school in the Palace of Culture) Along with a significant acting career, he produced fiction films, documentaries such as ''Les Guérisseurs'' (1988) which won the award for best music at the Francophone Film Festival, as well as the Voice of Hope at FESPACO Ouagadougou in 1989. He directed short films such as ''Le Nord est tombé sur la tête'' (1985–1998) for TV5, ''Le Parole'' (1992), ''L'Anniversaire de Daymios'' (November 1992) and documentaries such as ''Cinq siècles de solitude'' and ''La victoire aux mains nues'' in 2002. A close support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ousmane Sembene
Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include: * Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure * Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean football midfielder * Ousmane Cisse (born 1982), Malian professional basketball player * Ousmane Dabo (born 1977), French football midfielder * Ousmane Dembélé (born 1997), French footballer * Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1945), prime minister of Mali * Ousmane N'Gom Camara (born 1975), Guinean football player * Ousmane Niang (born 1980), Senegalese sprinter * Ousmane Sanou (born 1978), Burkinabé football player * Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007), Senegalese film director, producer and writer * Ousmane Socé (1911-1974), writer, politician, and one of the first Senegalese novelists * Ousmane Sy (born 1949), Malian politician * Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948), President of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Senegal * Ousmane Toun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Ousmane Sembène
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
