Home›World and International Narrative Cinema›Sub-Saharan African CinemaGroupSub-Saharan African CinemaThis group collects the World and International Narrative Cinema subcategory's members whose primary country of origin is Senegal, Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya or Ethiopia, read from the member's own recorded Country fact or its description text. It spans the pioneering Senegalese and Malian directors of the 1960s through 1980s alongside contemporary South African and Nigerian Nollywood-adjacent narrative film, kept apart from this subcategory's other regional groups on the same continental convention the report proposes.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1963 1Ousmane Sembene's Borom Sarret is often called the first film (or first narrative film) made in Africa by an African, an attribution Wikipedia itself flags as disputed among film historians.Browse ByAll Sub-Saharan African CinemaSub-Saharan African Cinema8 entriesSub-Saharan African CinemaFilter Results8 entriesCollectionAllSub-Saharan African Cinema (8)CreatorAllDjibril Diop Mambéty (1)Gavin Hood (1)Mark Dornford-May (1)Nabwana I.G.G. (1)Ousmane Sembène (2)Souleymane Cissé (1)MediumAllFilm (8)CountryAllMali, Burkina Faso, France, West Germany (1)Nigeria (1)Senegal (3)South Africa, United Kingdom (1)Uganda (1)Release YearAll1966 (1)1973 (1)1975 (1)1987 (1)1992 (1)2005 (2)2010 (1)Original LanguageAllBambara (1)French (1)Igbo (1)GroupAllSub-Saharan African Cinema (8)AwardAllAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film (1)Golden Bear (1)International Critics Award (Cannes) (1)Prix Jean Vigo (1)Special Jury Award (Moscow Film Festival) (1)Special Prize of the Jury (Karlovy Vary) (1)Tanit d'Or (Carthage Film Festival) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Black GirlWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksLiving in BondageWorld and International Narrative Cinema1 linkTouki BoukiWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksTsotsiWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksU-Carmen eKhayelitshaWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksWho Killed Captain Alex?World and International Narrative Cinema2 linksXalaWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksYeelenWorld and International Narrative Cinema2 linksSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationBorom Sarret, lead section, film credit and year sentenceQuote, Borom Sarret, lead section, film credit and year sentenceBorom Sarret or The Wagoner is a 1963 film by Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène, the first film over which he had full control.View the SourceBorom Sarret (Wikipedia)Borom Sarret, lead section, first-film attribution sentenceQuote, Borom Sarret, lead section, first-film attribution sentenceIt is often called the first film (or first narrative film) made in Africa by an African.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.