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Sembene!
Directed by
Jason Silverman
and
Samba Gadjigo
Not Rated
2015
82m
Documentary
,
History
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7.1
91%
41%
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Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.
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Cast of Sembene!
Ousmane Sembène
Himself (archive footage)
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Diouana (archive footage)
Sembene! Ratings & Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
Each time we see an image of Sembene with a camera in this documentary, it still feels like a revolutionary statement.
Washington Post
Vanessa H. Larson
For a filmmaker who believed in giving Africans their own voice, it seems appropriate to offer such an unvarnished portrait.
Film-Forward.com
Nora Lee Mandel
Conventional bio-doc enlivened by personal perspectives and impressive array of footage, photos, archival and intimates' interviews, and film clips. . .Leaves out mentors.
Playback:stl
Sarah Boslaugh
...honors the Senegalese novelist and director Ousmane Sembene, who is often called the father of African cinema,
Way Too Indie
Bernard Boo
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.
The Film Stage
John Fink
Sembene! finds its own rhythm: part-retrospective, part-academic study in the spirit of the director's work.
Slant Magazine
Clayton Dillard
The film unfolds as a kind, politically soft offering of what lies beneath both Sembne's films and the man himself.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
A useful and entertaining overview of Sembne's life and career
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
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.
Thompson on Hollywood
John Anderson
Sembene! should be a major step in drawing attention back to a titan of world cinema, whose influence was never contained by the frame, or the screen.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
Mr. Sembne was an inspiration; as a film, "Sembne!" is something less than that, petering out as it goes on, but at least offering a fair-minded tribute to a master.
Variety
Guy Lodge
The remarkable career of Senegalese filmmaker Sembene Ousmane gets an appropriate overview in this intelligent, slightly dry doc.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
Sembene emerges here as a courageous man dedicated above all else to his art and the vision he felt compelled to express.
The Hollywood Reporter
Todd McCarthy
The film turns a welcome spotlight on a resourceful and singular artist who was forced to do everything from scratch in the absence of any local industry infrastructure.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
The result is an enormously moving portrait of the profound way that art can transform those who come in contact with it.
Movie City News
Ray Pride
A rich, engaging portrait not only of Africa's great filmmaker, but also of the course (and necessity) of influence, including co-filmmaker Gadjigo's journey while discovering more about the life and work of his late friend.
Film Journal International
Maria Garcia
Serves as a good introduction to the work of "the father of African cinema."
Nonfics
Dan Schindel
... by relating Sembne's upbringing, development and evolving career while neither assuming the audience is already familiar with him nor simplifying anything for their benefit, the movie is treading fresh ground.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Louis Proyect
A superb introduction to the career of the father of African cinema as well as a commentary on the problems of postcolonial Africa.
Nashville Scene
Craig D. Lindsey
Sembne felt it was his duty to make movies by his people and for his people -- and, hopefully, other people were curious enough to pay attention to their plight.
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