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Making of Moolaade (The)

  • Making of Moolaade (The)
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2004
Format : Short
Running time : 25 (in minutes)

This documentary captures Sembene, at the ripe age of 79, working 12 hour days in a remote African village where midday temperatures usually exceeded 100 degrees. Actors, production personnel, camera assistants, and others connected with the film describe the challenges presented by the scarcity of funding and the difficulties of shooting on location.


Directed by Samba Gadjigo, Appearing in Person
USA 2006, video, color, 20 min.

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