Special Guests Scheduled to Appear
Screen Share, The Legacy of Ousmane Sembène & Paulin S. Vieyra
Banned in Senegal upon its release, Ousmane Sembène's explosive epic explores the tensions among tradition, religion, and politics in precolonial Senegal. Q&A with Alain Sembène to follow.
In protest of forced conversion to Islam, the Ceddo (or "outsiders") kidnap King Demba War's daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, and hold her hostage. [112 min; drama; French and Wolof with English subtitles]
A Q&A with Alain Sembène and Saiba Bayo (Pompeu Fabra University) will follow the screening.
This event is part of the Collections of Sembène and Vieyra Archival Workshop organized by the Early African Cinemas Lab.
"Despite the heavy subject matter, Sembène's filmmaking is often playful, lampooning the inherent ridiculousness of the religious hypocrisies on display while taking bold formal swings." — Mattie Lucas, From the Front Row
"Banned in Senegal on an absurd technicality which is merely the tip of an iceberg of threats posed by a film which picks at the scab of many of Senegal's current sores." — Time Out
"[Drives] home a lesson that’s beyond instruction, a sense that just as individuals must choose their own fate, so too must a nation, and potentially a continent." — Scott Nye, Battleship Pretension
Any film screened at IU Cinema may contain content that viewers find sensitive or upsetting. Visit our Audience Advisories page to learn more.
This screening includes EN RéSIDENCE SURVEILLéE/UNDER HOUSE ARREST
Thurs, June 5, 7 pm
