Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril DIOP MAMBÉTY (1945, Senegal − 1998, France) was a Senegalese filmmaker, actor, orator, composer and poet. Despite his small oeuvre, he holds a legendary status within African Cinema. Besides being trained as an actor at the National Daniel Aorano Theatre in Dakar, he had no formal training in filmmaking. Diop Mambéty directed two short films before his first feature Touki Bouki (1973), for which he received the International Critics’ Prize at Cannes and the Special Jury Prize at Moscow Film Festival. It also gained him international acclaim for the unconventional cinematic technique and narrative style. Although more experimental than many of his African contemporaries, Diop Mambéty shared their use of the cinematic medium to comment on the political and social conditions in Africa.
Filmography
Contras’ City (1969, short), Badou Boy (1970), Touki Bouki/The Journey of the Hyena (1973), Diabugu (1979, short), Parlons grand-mère (1989, short doc), Hyènes/Hyenas (1992), Le franc (1994), La petite vendeuse du soleil/The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1998)
More info: Wikipedia, Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty at IFFR
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Touki Bouki
From the Senegalese port of Dakar, two boys try to get to the promised land of France. That is easier said than done. Maybe the classic African fil
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La petite vendeuse du soleil
Warm-hearted hymn to the courage of street children. Sili wants to sell newspapers in the street, but as a girl she is a threat to the boys.