Djibril Diop Mambéty
Writing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Jan 1, 1945 · Dakar, Senegal
Active 1964–1998
Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a Senegalese film director, actor, orator, composer and poet. Though he made only two feature films and five short films, they received international acclaim for their original and…
Filmography
Touki Bouki (1973) — Director · WriterHyenas (1992) — The Judge · Director · Writer · Co-ProducerThe Death Knell (1964) — Narrator · WriterThe Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1999) — Director · WriterFight in Vain (1971) — Assistant DirectorLe Franc (1995) — Director · WriterThe Making of Yaaba (1989) — Director · WriterContras' City (1969) — Director · ScreenplayBadou Boy (1970) — Director · Writer10,000 Years of Cinema (1991)Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane (1991)