I imagine it’s a thrill for any filmmaker to share a documentary with an audience. Since the premiere of our film “Sembene!” three years ago, I’ve had the luck to be able to do that many times. But ...

Ousmane Sembene, the internationally acclaimed, socially progressive Senegalese writer-director known as “the father of African film,” has died. He was 84. Sembene, who also distinguished himself as a ...

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to SEMBENE!, the documentary about the life and legacy of film director, producer and writer Ousmane Sembene that is playing the Cannes Classics section of this ...

UPDATE The Joburg Film Festival defiantly went ahead with a screening of Ousmane Sembène’s “Black Girl” on Thursday, refusing to bow to political pressure after South Africa’s Film and Publications ...

January marks the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese activist, filmmaker and writer called the “father of African film” by many in the film industry. Through multiple novels and ...

Studiocanal is set to restore “Mandabi,” a classic movie directed by celebrated African filmmaker Ousmane Sembène (“Guelwaar,” “Mooladé”) in 4K, and will release it theatrically in spring 2021.

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. More from the fests This week I am reaching you from Toronto, Canada, where I‘ll be for ...

To call Ousmane Sembene Africa's greatest director sounds like damning him with faint praise. It's true he put African cinema on the world map, virtually singlehandedly, with Xala, a landmark arthouse ...

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to SEMBENE!, the documentary about the life and legacy of film director, producer and writer Ousmane Sembene that is playing the Cannes Classics section of this ...