“Fifty-one years after its initial release, this seminal film remains hauntingly relevant.” Allison N. Conner, Bitch Media
Saturday, September 16, 3:15 p.m. | With the brilliant BLACK GIRL, Sembène transforms a deceptively simple plot—about a Senegalese woman who moves to France to work for a wealthy white couple and finds that life in their apartment becomes a figurative and literal prison—into a layered critique on the lingering colonialist mindset of a supposedly postcolonial world. BLACK GIRL, one of the essential films of the 1960s, is a harrowing human drama as well as a radical political statement. Preceded by BOROM SARRET (1963, 20 min.) and NIAYE (1964, 35 min.).
Awards & Nominations
Winner (BLACK GIRL) - Prix Jean Vigo, Feature Film
Ousmane Sembène Centennial: We celebrate the centennial of Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest and most groundbreaking filmmakers who ever lived, and the most internationally renowned African director of the twentieth century with a selection of some of his most acclaimed work. View full series.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu