Ousmane Sembéne at SF International Film Festival

[jduplechin]

What he says is really profound, then he lights his pipe to drive it home.

[saanzacs]

RIP Ousmane Sembene and Djbril Diop Mambety, the true fathers of Senegalese cinema

[s4mth16ngstr24nge]

i saw only "xala" - its very good. disturbing but realistic in its portrayal. there are many poor and crippled like in louis bunuel's "los olvidados." i guess more sembene films can be found at "criterion" or "connoiseur" video

[whateverhte]

nope, you won't find anything by African directors from overpriced Criterions. they only release European, North American and Japanese films, plus a total of two Chinese films (actually one Taiwanese film and one Hong Kong film, nothing from mainland China!), two or three Australian films, one Iranian film, and one film by a Mexican-US director. Nothing from S. America, Africa, India, rest of Asia. Kino video and New Yorker video have released a number of African films though, including Sembene.

[whateverhte]

Ok, I forgot to add, one Jamaican film too, but the director and producer were British.

[markisbisonte]

awesome... this is why youtube is so excelente!