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Senegalese film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blaise Adolphe Antoine Marie Senghor[1] (also Blaise Wali Antoine Marie Senghor,[2] Joal, now Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal, 30 May 1932 – Paris, France, 6 October 1976) was a Senegalese film director, screen writer and UNESCO Permanent Delegate and vice-chairman for Senegal.[3][4][5]
Blaise Adolphe Antoine Marie Senghor | |
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Born | Joal, Senegal | May 30, 1932
Died | October 6, 1976 44) 15th arrondissement of Paris, France | (aged
Nationality | senegalese |
Occupation(s) | film director, screen writer, UNESCO ambassador |
Notable work | Le Grand Magal de Touba (1962) |
Born in 1932 in Joal, Senegal, to René Senghor and Hélène Conté, Blaise Senghor was a nephew of the first president of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906 – 2001).[1][6][7] After attending the Lycée Van Vollenhoven (later renamed Lycée Lamine Guèye) at Dakar, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris during 1958 - 1960.[3] He obtained a teacher's Diplôme d'études supérieures in Languages and Classical literature, and a Bachelor of Arts (Licence de lettres) as well.[8]
As a filmmaker Blaise Senghor became known for Qui trop embrasse (1962, Series 1 episode 18 of Les cinq dernières minutes)[9] and Le grand Magal de Touba (1962), documenting the eponymous Sufi Islamic festival.[10] He acted in Senegal as an executive producer of Yves Ciampi's film Liberté I.[2]
After a stroke made it impossible to continue a filmmaker, Senghor started working at the Senegalese Embassy in Paris. He served Senegal as a UNESCO Permanent Delegate (ambassador) in Paris and was one of the vice-chairmen of the executive board (1972-1974) under the Senegalese Director-General Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow.[11] He died on 6 October 1976 in Paris, France. The Centre culturel de Dakar Blaise Senghor was named after him at its start in 1976.[2]
Senghor's films include:[3][4][5]
Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration |
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1960[5] | Qui trop embrasse (Series 1 episode 18 of Les cinq dernières minutes)[9] | Drama/Crime, TV episode | Assistant director | 90 min (m) |
1962 | Le Grand Magal à Touba (also Le Grand Magal de Touba) | Short, documentary | Director, screen writer with Thomas Diop | 25 m |
1962 | Liberté I by Yves Ciampi | Drama | Producer[2] | 89 m |
1974 | Joal | Short | Director |
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