The Dreamer

In the recent publication of the decennial Sight & Sound Top 250 Greatest Films of All Time list, two African films were placed within the top 100. Ousmane Sembéne’s La Noire De/Black Girl landed in the 95th spot and Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki earned the highest rank at 65. Of the two, Sembéne is the most visible of all African filmmakers and despite the prominence of Touki Bouki, very little is known about the director of one of Africa’s most famous and accomplished films.