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On the occasion of Black History Month, IFI presents a retrospective of the work of Senegalese writer and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, a seminal figure often referred to as the father of African cinema. Sembène, who died in 2007 at the age of 84, was self-taught, and worked as a bricklayer, a soldier, and a dock worker in Marseille before he began to write, and then direct, his essential subject being the struggle for freedom and dignity of his people. This retrospective, featuring a number of restored films, spans from the ‘60s, when many African nations gained independence, to his final film, Moolaadé, made in the years before his death.
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (PROGRAMME 1) 12:40
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 18.00
LA CHIMERA 15.15, 18.00
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 13:00, 20:30
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL & PRESSBURGER 13:10, 15:45
MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING 16:00, 20:50
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13:25, 20:20
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: TOUKI BOUKI 18.30
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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