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Death of the writer and film-maker Sembène Ousmane
Dakar, June 9 (APS) – the writer-film-maker Sembène Ousmane is deceased Saturday evening in his residence at Yoff at the 84 years age, announced his assistant Clarence Delgado to APS. Sembène Ousmane was sick these last times, specified Mr. Delgado,joint at the time when the skin of the film-maker was conveyed to the mortuary of the Hôpital Principal. Born in Ziguinchor, Sembène Ousmane which was an autodidact started with writing by publishing novels like « Le Docker noir », « Les Bouts de bois de Dieu », ‘ »L’Harmattan » et ‘ »Le Mandat ».. The majority of its writings such « Le Mandat » will be screened by Sembène Ousmane itself considered in this field as one of the pioneers of the African cinema. Thus, he realized its first short film ‘Borom Saret' » in 1963, followed one year later by « Niaye ». In 1966, he carried out « La Noire de … », its first full-length film which gains, the same year, the gold Tanit to the Festival of Carthage. This film will also be worth to him in 1966 the price of the best African film-maker to the world Festival of negro arts in Dakar. Prolix, he then turns in 1968 « Le Mandat », ‘ »Emitai » in 1971, ‘ »Xala » in 1974, ‘ »Ceddo » in 1977, »Camp de Thiaroye » in 1988, »Guelewar » in 1992, »Faat Kiné » in 2000 et »Molaadé » in 2004.
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