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.