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The History of Senegalese Cinema from 1961 to the Present Day |
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| The Senegalese Cinema News becomes a weekly production on the day of Senegal’s independence. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Senegal 1961: Other Films of Note | ||||
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Une nation est nee (Paulin Soumanou Vieyra) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1963 | ||||
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– Ousmane Sembene’s 18-minute short, Borom Sarret, the first indigenous black African film, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Sarzan (Momar Thiam) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1965 | ||||
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Et la neige n'était plus (Abubacar Samb-Makharam) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1968 | ||||
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Contras City (Djibril Diop Mambéty) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Mandabi (The Money Order) (Ousmane Sembene) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1970 | ||||
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Diegue-bi (Mahama Johnson Traoré) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1971 | ||||
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- Ousmane Sembene’s Emitai is refused distribution after pressure from the French government due to the film’s conclusion which features the massacre of Diola villagers. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1972 | ||||
| – The government establishes the Société d'importation et d'exploitation cinématographique (SIDEC) to regulate and control the film industry. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
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– The Société Nationale du Cinéma (SNC) is established. [MORE] [ADD} |
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Senegal 1973: Other Films of Note |
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Touki Bouki (Journey of the Hyena) (Djibril Diop Mambety) [MORE] [ADD} |
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| 1975 | ||||
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| 1977 | ||||
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Ceddo (Ousmane Sembene) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1979 | ||||
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| 1987 | ||||
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Camp Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1991 | ||||
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Toubab Bi (Moussa Toure) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1992 | ||||
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Hyenas (Djibril Diop Mambety) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1998 | ||||
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Ainsi Soit-il (Gaye Ramaka) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Kinkeliba et Biscuits de Mer (Alhamdou Sy) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Lettre a Senghor (Felix Samba N'diaye), "Zone Rap" [MORE] [ADD] |
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TGV (Moussa Toure) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Zone Rap (Bouna Medoune Seye) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1999 | ||||
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Même le Vent (Laurence Attali) [MORE] [ADD] |
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La Petit Vendeuse de Soleil (Djibril Diop Mambety) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 2001 | ||||
| – Joseph Gaï Ramaka’s Karmen is banned as a result of violent protests by Muslims over a scene in which a song of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba, the founder of Mouridism , is used to commemorate the suicide of a homosexual prison guard. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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Senegal 2001: Other Films of Note |
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L’Afrance (Alain Gomis) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Le Prix du Pardon (Mansour Sora Wade) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Ousmane Sembene’s Moolaadé premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. Fatoumata Coulibaly stars as a woman offering shelter to young women fleeing their ‘purification’ rituals. [MORE] [ADD] |