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For work: If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
Ummm...none.
I can't even name the one you spelled out for us.
Even this is important information!
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If you had to come up with film directors from Francophone Africa (besides Sembène Ousmane), who would you be able to name?
I can't name the director, but the biopic about Patrice Lumumba from a couple years ago came to mind.
Sembène Ousmane is from Sénégal. He had quite the career until he died this year. He directed Moolaadé, that film about female "circumcision" that came out a few years ago.
I don't think I could name any African film directors, much less any Francophone ones. I could name writers, though! That counts for something, right?
I know that Nigeria has a thriving film industry, called "Nollywood", but I don't know how French it is.