Sembene (2015)
Sembene 2015 Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon
Ceddo (1977)
Ceddo 1977 The Ceddo try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam After trying to resc
Emitai (1971)
Emitai 1971 As World War II is going on in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray
Black Girl (1966)
Black Girl 1966 A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and