Ousmane William Mbaye

Ousmane William Mbaye (born 1952), is a Senegalese filmmaker.[1] Mbaye is best known as the director of the critically acclaim documentary Mère-Bi and films Doomi Ngacc, Fresque and Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta.[2] Apart from filmmaking, he is also an executive producer, line producer, screenwriter, foreign producer, director of photography, sound recordist, production manager, editor, and producer.[3]

Ousmane William Mbaye
Born
Ousmane William Mbaye

1952
Paris, France
NationalitySenegalese
OccupationDirector, Executive Producer, Line Producer, Screenwriter, Foreign Producer, Director of Photography, Sound Recordist, Production Manager, Editor, Producer
Years active1958–present
Parent(s)

Personal life

He was born in 1952 in Paris, France. His mother, Annette Mbaye d'Erneville is Senegalese woman of letters.[4][5]

Career

Mbaye trained at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français (Free Conservatory of French Cinema). Then he studied at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis where he started filmmaking. After the graduation, he moved to Senegal. Then he worked as an assistant director. From 1990 to 1997, he was the coordinator and founder of the Rencontres Cinématographiques of Dakar (RECIDAK).[2]

In 1979, he produced and directed his maiden short film Doomi Ngacc. The short won the Bronze Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival. Since 2000, he started to make documentaries such as Président Dia and Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta.[6] In 2003, he made the documentary short Xalima la plume about Senegalese musician Seydina Insa Wade. The short later won the Documentary Prize at Milan Film Festival. In 2005, he directed the documentary Fer et verre, focused on Senegalese plastic artist Anta Germane Gaye. In 2008, he made the short Mère-Bi, which is based on his mother.[7][8]

In 2016, he made the biographical documentary Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta which deals with the life of Senegalese historian, doctor, and politician Cheikh Anta Diop.[9] The film received positive reviews from critics and screened at several international film festivals.[10][11] He was awarded the EU/ACP prize at Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) 2017.[12]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1977CeddoAssistant directorShort film
1979Doomi Ngacc (The Child of Ngatch)DirectorFilm
1981Duunde YakaarDirectorFilm
1989Dakar ClandoDirectorFilm
1990City LifeDirectorDocumentary film
1992Dial DialiDirectorDocumentary short film
1992FresqueDirectorFilm
2002Moi Et Mon BlancAssistant directorFilm
2003Xalima la plumeDirectorShort film
2005Fer et verreDirectorShort film
2008Mère-BiDirectorShort film
2010L'invitéActorTV series
2012Président DiaDirectorDocumentary
2016Kemtiyu, Cheikh AntaDirector, writer, producerDocumentary[13]
2019TabaskiExecutive producer, production managerShort film

See also

References
  1. "MBAYE Ousmane William: Réalisateur". allocine. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "Ousmane William Mbaye: Director". African Filmny. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "Ousmane William Mbaye: Director, Executive Producer, Line Producer, Screenwriter, Foreign Producer, Director of Photography, Sound Recordist, Production Manager, Editor, Producer". unifrance. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. "Mère-Bi: Ousmane William Mbaye". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "Annette Mbaye d'Erneville: Mère-bi". Center for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. "Ousmane William Mbaye at IFFR". IFFR. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. "Ousmane William Mbaye: France, Sénégal". africultures. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. "MBAYE Ousmane William, France". etonnants. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  9. "Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta". African Filmny. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  10. "Review of Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta". African Filmny. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. "KEMTIYU-CHEIKH ANTA (2016)". jcctunisie. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  12. "Ousmane William Mbaye". ACP-EU CULTURE. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. "Ousmane William Mbaye, director. Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta. 2016". African Studies Review. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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