Biography
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 international acclaim for their original and experimental cinematic technique and non-linear, unconventional narrative style. Born to a Muslim family near Dakar, Senegal's capital city, Mambéty was Wolof. He died in 1998 while being treated for lung cancer in a Paris hospital.
Wrote 8
1990s
- 1999
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun
Writer
- 1995
Le Franc
Writer
- 1992
Hyenas
Writer
1980s
- 1989
The Making of Yaaba
Writer
1970s
- 1973
- 1970
Badou Boy
Writer
1960s
- 1969
- 1964
The Death Knell
Writer
Directed 8
1990s
- 1999
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun
Director
- 1995
Le Franc
Director
- 1992
Hyenas
Director
1980s
- 1989
The Making of Yaaba
Director
1970s
- 1973
- 1971
Fight in Vain
Assistant Director
- 1970
Badou Boy
Director
1960s
- 1969
Acted in 5
1990s
- 1992
Hyenas
The Judge
- 1991
Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane
Movie
10,000 Years of Cinema
Movie
1970s
- 1970
Badou Boy
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Produced 1
1990s
- 1992
Hyenas
Co-Producer
Appearances4
2020s
- 2023
Cinema is Magic
Self
2000s
- 2002
Mambéty
Self
1990s
- 1996
Grandma's Grammar
Himself
1960s
- 1964
The Death Knell
Narrator