Africa's cultural giants who redefined film, literature, theatre and music
Ousmane Sembène: The Father of African Cinema
Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese director, screenwriter, and author who is regarded as the father of African cinema for centring African experiences and language to emancipate them from the colonial grip.
“I have a job I love, and no one asked me to do it. No one. I do it because I want to talk to my people,” he once said.
Though he is the first African film director to get international recognition, his fixed gaze on the African audience produced works that boldly speak against colonialism, post-colonial corruption and greed, poverty, and conflicts between traditional and modern life.
