Ousmane Sembène

Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese novelist and filmmaker who helped establish African cinema as a major vehicle for social and political storytelling. His films, including *Black Girl*, *Xala*, *Camp de Thiaroye*, and *Moolaadé*, addressed colonialism, inequality, cultural power, and women’s resistance. His literary work—especially *God’s Bits of Wood*—also connected artistic expression to labor struggles and African history.