Mmabatho Montsho Instagram – Co-directed by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman. Sembene focuses on the life of Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene who is considered to be the father of African cinema. In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE! tells the unbelievable true story of the self-taught “father of African cinema,” who fought enormous odds to return African stories to Africa. Screening details: When: 23 March 2023 Time: 10am Where: Constitution Hill (Johannesburg), South East Rampart #humanrightsfilmfestival #constitutionhill #filmfestival #socialactivism