|
Djibril Diop Mambety was born in Dakar, Senegal in 1945. An actor by
training, Mambety became Involved in Cinema after leaving his position at the National
Daniel Aorano Theater In Dakar, He directed Contra's City (City of Contrasts, 1969)
and Badou
Boy before making his first feature-length
film Touki-Bouki (1973) which received world-wide acclaim for its
revolutionary narrative style, Although he made a short film in 1989 (Parlons Grandmere),
Mambety did not complete a second feature (Hyenas,
1992) for almost twenty years. He was in the process of editing his third feature
when he died.
See interview.
If you have something to contribute
to this site please email us
|
