1981 | Senegal | Documentary

Ousmane Sembène: The Making of Ceddo / L’envers du Décor

  • Wolof, French English 25 mins
  • Director | Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra captures Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest African filmmakers, during the filming of Ceddo. The Making of Ceddo was completed after four years of production, while Ceddo itself was censored by the Senegalese authorities under the Senghor regime until 1983.

African Cinema Film Censorship Behind-The-Scenes Political Resistance Cultural Heritage
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