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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.
28 YEARS LATER 20:30
APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT 14.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: AGAINST THE ODDS (DOUBLE BILL) 13:10
ARMAND 13:30, 20:40
AUSTRALIAN DREAMS: THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH 16.00
BEAT THE LOTTO 11:10
HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE 4K RE-RELEASE 11:40
HOT MILK 11:20
NINE QUEENS 25TH ANNIVERSARY 18:00
RAN (40TH ANNIVERSARY) 14:30
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND 20:50
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 18:20
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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