Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
by Manthia Diawara, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Directors: Manthia Diawara,
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Production: Tisch School of the Arts, Ngugi Productions in association with Channel Four
Editing: Lora Hays
Camera: Larry Banks
Sound: Filipe Borrero,
Patrick Mcguinn
Countries: Mali/USA
Year: 1994
Runtime: 60’
Colour, sound
Language: English
Subtitles: Portuguese
With Sembène Ousmane.
This rich documentary follows the legendary Senegalese filmmaker Sembène Ousmane from the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, back to the streets of Dakar and his Galle Ceddo home at Yoff, overlooking the sea. Revisiting several locations of his films, Sembène Ousmane reminisces about his career and discusses his craft.
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Upcoming:
Maumaus
Lecture | 24.06.2025 | 19h
The lecture will be in English. Entry is free and limited to the number of seats available.
Upcoming:
Howard Singerman
Local Art Worlds (or Imaginary Geographies with Real Effects)
Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Seminar | 24, 25, 26.06. 11h – 13h, 14h – 16h
Registration is free but limited to the number of seats available. Please send an email with a short CV to admin@maumaus.org by 15.06.2025. Confirmation of registration will be sent by email. The seminar will be in English.
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Current:
In collaboration with Lumiar Cité:
Coumba Samba
deutschland
Kunstverein in Hamburg
24.05 – 10.08.2025
23.05 | 19h Opening of the exhibition
Maumaus/Lumiar Cité is funded by República Portuguesa – Cultura/Direção-Geral das Artes. With the support of Câmara Municipal de Lisboa and Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar.
