Person
Ousmane Sembène
- Specialty
- Directing
- Birth
- January 1, 1923 · 84 years
- Death
- June 9, 2007
- Origin
- Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Technical Alias
Ousmane Sembene우스만 셈벤
Professional Trajectory
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."
