PROGRAM
14 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Borom Sarret
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, France, 1963, 20'
A cart driver fights daily for survival after heading to the city, trying to understand and help his customers who find themselves in the same situation. Sembène's first work is a a short film about the state of Senegal, three years after independence, exploring post-colonial trauma.
La Noire De
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, France, 1966, 65'
In search of a better life, a Senegalese woman travels to France to work as a housekeeper for a white couple. She deals with situations of discrimination and cultural shock, which makes her question her move to Europe.
21 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Mandabi
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, 1968, 92'
After receiving a payment order from his nephew who is in Paris, Ibrahim's life starts to get worse. From difficulties in getting the money back, to the constant loans that friends and family ask him, he will have to know how to deal with the pressure of greed and a modest life.
28 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Moolaadé
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, 2004, 124'
Ousmane Sembène's last film criticizes female genital mutilation, a common practice in some African countries. It tells the story of a woman who, after taking in 4 children to avoid this tradition, defends them with magical protection, generating a revolt within the village.
14 MAI 2024 - 28 MAI 2024, 18:30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Film Program Ousmane Sembène: a Voz da Crítica
In this program of four films, the student José Antunes, from the degree in Cinema, proposes the discovery of the work of one of the best African filmmakers.
PROGRAM
14 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Borom Sarret
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, France, 1963, 20'
A cart driver fights daily for survival after heading to the city, trying to understand and help his customers who find themselves in the same situation. Sembène's first work is a a short film about the state of Senegal, three years after independence, exploring post-colonial trauma.
La Noire De
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, France, 1966, 65'
In search of a better life, a Senegalese woman travels to France to work as a housekeeper for a white couple. She deals with situations of discrimination and cultural shock, which makes her question her move to Europe.
21 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Mandabi
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, 1968, 92'
After receiving a payment order from his nephew who is in Paris, Ibrahim's life starts to get worse. From difficulties in getting the money back, to the constant loans that friends and family ask him, he will have to know how to deal with the pressure of greed and a modest life.
28 MAI 2024, 18h30 | AUDITÓRIO ILÍDIO PINHO
Moolaadé
by Ousmane Sembène
Senegal, 2004, 124'
Ousmane Sembène's last film criticizes female genital mutilation, a common practice in some African countries. It tells the story of a woman who, after taking in 4 children to avoid this tradition, defends them with magical protection, generating a revolt within the village.
