Posts Tagged ‘Djibril Diop Mambéty’
Essay
Reverse Shot on Djibril Diop Mambéty:
Things Unseen
By Boukary Sawadogo
Laurence Gavron’s documentary Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane closely observes the celebrated director during the making of his final feature, Hyenas.
Essay
Follow the Money
By Yasmina Price
Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Le Franc and The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun combine a harsh critique of neocolonial structures with buoyant portraits of those surviving at their margins.
Essay
Oumou Sy: The Grande Dame of Senegalese Fashion
By Alexandra Marshall
A look at the career of the fashion and costume designer whose contributions to Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Hyenas served to heighten the film’s exquisite beauty.
Interview
Moussa Sene Absa
By Austin Dale
The Dakar-based filmmaker and visual artist, who was a close friend of Djibril Diop Mambéty’s, talks about coming on as the assistant director during the troubled production of Hyenas.
Conversations
The Hyena’s Last Laugh: A Conversation with
Djibril Diop Mambéty
By N. Frank Ukadike
The Senegalese master talks about making Hyenas and his plans for the future in a 1999 Transition 78 piece.