Ousmane William MBAYE - Senegal
Mamadou Dia, president of the Senegal Council, is arrested and given a life sentence, accused of fomenting a coup d’etat by Léopold Sedar Senghor. The next day, the Constitution is changed and a Presidential system replaces a Parliamentary one, giving Senghor full powers. Fifty years later, during the 2012 presidential campaign, witnesses to the events of 1962 speak out.
Genre : Feature Documentary
Duration : 54 minutes
Year of production : 2012
Country : Senegal
Screenwriter : Ousmane William MBAYE
Cinematography : Laurence ATTALI
Editor : Ousmane William Mbaye - Stephane de Trebonds - Jacques Pamart
Director : Ousmane William MBAYE
Back in Dakar he was assistant director to several well-known film-makers. In 1979 he produced and directed his first short film, L’enfant de Ngatch (JCC’s Bronze Tanit); from 2000 on he turned to documentaries, directing films about public figures to revive the cultural and political memory of Senegal, especially President Dia (2012 JCC’s Golden Tanit).
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