Griot and Filmmaker: Dani Kouyaté
Dani Kouyate (b. 1961 in Bobodioulasso) is a Burkinabè filmmaker and son of the actor and griot Sotigui Kouyaté. Studied filmmaking at the University of Paris VIII and at the Sorbonne.In addition to his work...
Category: Directors Series
Who is Gaston Kaboré? Let’s Find Out
JEAN-MARIE GASTON (Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 1951). Gaston Kabore is one of a group of filmmakers who emerged from the small country of Burkina Faso with feature films in the late seventies and early...
Picking Safi Faye’s Thoughts: An Interview
Described by Françoise Pfaff as a “strong-minded and outspoken yet amiable woman possessing a keen sense of humor,” Safi Faye believes that a structure must bear the signature of the film. Although she is...
Rebel With A Cause: Director Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a technically savvy Senegalese film director and one the most unique of all African artists. Mambety had studied drama in Senegal, and he worked as...
Med Hondo: The Multifaceted Talent
Med Hondo, whose full name is Abid Mohamed Medoun Hondo is an expatriate Mauritanian film director. His films mainly focus on the experiences of Africans abroad. The son of farmers, Med Hondo (b.May 4,1936)...
Souleymane Cissé: The Idealistic Cinephile
Souleymane Cisse is a Malian Filmmaker (b. April 21, 1940, Bamako, Mali) and one of the most popular directors in Africa. He became a film devotee as a young child, when his brothers took...
Where To Find Ousmane Sembene Films
I wanted to help you guys find where you can purchase or rent Ousmane Sembene’s films and books. Refer to my post Ousmane Sembene Films for more info on his films. Kudos to Mount Holyoke for...
Haile Gerima: The Mythmaker
Haile Gerima is an Ethiopian film director, critic and professor. Raised in Gondar, Ethiopia, as a child, he acted in his father’s troupe performing across the country.In 1967, he moved to the United States...
Filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo
Burkina Faso film director Idrissa Ouedraogo, born in 1954, is widely considered one the top members of a new generation of African filmmakers.The son of a civil servant, Ouedraogo studied English at the University...
Safi Faye Film Director, Ethnologist
Safi Faye, born in Senegal (1943), is one the few independent women filmmakers in Africa. Also the first African woman to complete a feature length film. She specializes in ethnographic films and learned a...
