Ousmane Sembene invented a new cinema for Africa
An interview with Samba Gadjigo, the late Ousmane Sembene’s longtime friend and official biographer about the resurgence of Sembene’s work.
23 Article(s) by:
Noah Tsika
Noah Tsika is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His books include Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora (2015), Cinematic Independence: Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria (2022), and the forthcoming Nollywood Geographies: African Media in an Age of Extraction.
This film is about revolution
Who, ultimately, can speak with authority on recent events in Egypt, and, more importantly, how?
Beasts of No Nation and the child soldier movie genre
The film is doubly removed from the West Africa in which it was made and in whose name it claims to speak.