Touki Bouki: The Greatest African Film

 

Touki Bouki: The Greatest African Film Among100 Greatest Foreign-Language Films - BBC Culture

"Touki Bouki" is a must see and study for every student and scholar on African cinema and African studies."
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series.

The iconic Senegalese filmmaker. Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was the uncle of Mati Diop, the first black female director to be in contention for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, for her debut feature, "Atlantics" that won the 

Grand Prix.

Watch "Martin Scorsese Introduction for TOUKI BOUKI - Cannes Film Festival" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/HdsANF5FlKY

From the BBC:
Touki Bouki (1973) is considered a revolutionary work both in its futuristic themes and its innovative style by Senegalese director, Djibril Diop Mambéty, the visionary film-maker who  continues to influence new generations.

Read more about BBC Culture’s 100 greatest foreign-language films:

- The 100 greatest foreign-language films
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films

PS: See the best African films at the Cannes Film Festival in the second edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series;  also see the photos of the first Nigerian movie stars in "Palaver" by Geoffrey Barkas in 1926 and the profile on the famous actor, Orlando Martins, the first Nigerian Hollywood star.