Djibril Diop Mambéty
Writing
- Born
- January 1, 1945 · Dakar, Senegal
- Died
- July 23, 1998 (age 53)
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 experimental cinematic technique and non-linear, unconventional narrative style. Born to a Muslim family near Dakar, Senegal's capital city, Mambéty was Wolof. He died in 1998 while being treated for lung cancer in a Paris hospital.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 1999The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun Director, Writer
- 1995Le Franc Director, Writer
- 1992Hyenas Director, Writer, Co-Producer
- 1989The Making of Yaaba Director, Writer
- 1973Touki Bouki Director, Writer
- 1971Fight in Vain Assistant Director
- 1970Badou Boy Director, Writer
- 1969Contras' City Screenplay, Director
- 1964The Death Knell Writer