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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: HORSE PLAYS (PROGRAMME 1) 12.50
LADY 13:30, 18:10
REDISCOVERING MARGIT WAGNER: TO STAND IN GOD’S FIRE + PATHWAYS TO ART 18.30
SUNNY DANCER 16.10 (OC), 20.20
THE ODYSSEY 12.30, 16.00, 19.40
TONY 13:50, 15:40, 20:30
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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