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 ...

Ami Diakhate (as Linguere Ramatou) and Mansour Diouf (as Dramaan) in Hyenas, a film by Djibril Diop Mambéty , a Metrograph Pictures release (all images courtesy Metrograph Pictures) The cinema of ...

Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty made his mark on international cinema with his very first feature, “Touki Bouki,” which picked up the International Critics Award at 1973 Cannes Film Festival ...

Despite having made only two features and a handful of shorts, Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty is an influential figure in African cinema, particularly thanks to the offbeat classic Touki ...

Kathy Geritz, film curator at Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, discusses the films of Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambety with host Richard Wolinsky. A series of films by and about the ...

(APS) – Le comité de pilotage des activités cinématographiques de l’Université Cheikh-Anta-Diop (Ucad) de Dakar organise, le mardi 2 juillet, des journées cinématographiques dédiées au dramaturge et ...

Le réalisateur sénégalais Djibril Diop Mambety, connu pour Touki Bouki, prix de la critique internationale à Cannes en 1973 ...

Putting a sardonic spin on a modern classic of misanthropy, the movie “Hyenas” transposes a dark comedy by the Swiss dramatist Friedrich Durrenmatt to rural Senegal. Specifically, it sets the play, ...

Niece to the great Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mati Diop has been on our radar for a while, with excellent short films and performances in 35 Shots of Rum, Simon Killer, and more. She finally embarked on ...

"When a story ends--or 'falls into the ocean,' as we say--it creates dreams," stated Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty, one of African cinema's most legendary figures. "I do the audience ...

Watch the beautiful trailer for Djibril Diop Mambéty's second and last feature, 'Hyenas', which has been newly restored for re-release. Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty made his mark on ...