Camp de Thiaroye

Resource Information

The work Camp de Thiaroye represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Camp de Thiaroye

Statement of responsibility

Société nouvelle de promotion cinématographique (S.N.P.C.) présente une co-production S.N.C.P. (Senegal), E.N.A.P.R.O.C. (Algerie), S.A.T.P.E.C. (Tunisie) avec la participation de Filmi Doomi Reew (Dakar) et Filmi Kajoor (Thies) ; scénario, dialogue et réalisation, Sembène Ousmane, Thierno Faty Sow

Title variation

Camp Thiaroye

Contributor

• ENAPROC (Firm),
• Glover, Danny,
• S.A.T.P.E.C. (Firm),
• Mercadier, Marthe, 1928-
• Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007,
• Simon, Jean-Daniel, 1942-
• Sissoko, Moussa, (Percussionist),
• Sow, Thierno Faty,
• Lô, Ismaël,
• Société nouvelle de promotion cinématographique,
• Bakara, Sigiri,
• Camara, Mohamed,
• New Yorker Video (Firm),
• New Yorker Films
• Cisse, Ababacar Sy,
• Films Domirev (Firm),
• Cisse, Ismaila,
• Coly, Eloy,
• Filmi Kajoor

Actor

• Sissoko, Moussa, (Percussionist),
• Bakara, Sigiri,
• Camara, Mohamed,
• Cisse, Ababacar Sy,
• Cisse, Ismaila,
• Coly, Eloy,
• Lô, Ismaël,
• Mercadier, Marthe, 1928-
• Simon, Jean-Daniel, 1942-

Composer

• Lô, Ismaël,

Film director

• Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007,
• Sow, Thierno Faty,

Film distributor

• New Yorker Video (Firm),

Interviewee

• Glover, Danny,

Presenter

• Société nouvelle de promotion cinématographique,

Production company

• S.A.T.P.E.C. (Firm),
• ENAPROC (Firm),
• Filmi Kajoor
• Films Domirev (Firm),

Screenwriter

• Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007,
• Sow, Thierno Faty,

Subject

• Thiaroye-sur-Mer (Senegal) -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Videorecording
• War films
• Massacres -- Senegal -- Drama
• Massacres
• History
• France -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- Drama
• Feature films
• Colonies -- Administration
• Drama
• France
• Fiction films
• Drama
• Senegal
• Senegal -- History -- Drama
• Soldiers, Black
• Senegal -- Thiaroye-sur-Mer
• Soldiers, Black -- Senegal -- Drama

Genre

• Video recordings
• Drama
• History
• War films
• Fiction films
• Feature films

Language

• wol
• fre
• eng
• fre
• wol
• wol

Summary

After defending France, a group of black soldiers are placed in a transit camp before returning home. As their stay lengthens, tensions rise until a petty dispute turns into full-scale rebellion

Awards note

Venice Special Jury Prize

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Kahena Attia-Riveill ; music, Ismaila Lo ; director of photography, Ismail Lakhdar Hamina

Language note

In Wolof and French with optional English subtitles

PerformerNote

Sigiri Bakara, Hamed Camara, Ismaila Cisse, Ababacar Sy Cisse, Moussa Cissoko, Eloi Coly, Ismaila Lo, Jean-Daniel Simon, Marthe Mercadier

Runtime

152

Technique

live action