Djibril Diop Mambéty

Writing

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Writing

Place of Birth Dakar, Senegal

Birthday 1945-01-01

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Filmography by Year

1999

1994

1992

1989

1973

1970

1969