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Oumarou Ganda Quotes

1935–1981

Oumarou Ganda (1935 – 1 January 1981) was a Nigerien director and actor who helped bring African cinema to international attention in the 1960s and 1970s. Ganda was born in Niamey, the capital of Niger, in 1935 and was of Djerma ethnicity.

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Film directors

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“For me, cinema can and must serve to change the mentality of the masses.”

“African cinema must make Africans aware of their culture.”

“Because if truth be told, I was also somewhat of a co-director of the film, I brought my own share to the film on a day-to-day basis.”

“The next day, I was able to read in a French newspaper the headline: ‘For the first time, a film in the Djerma language at the Cannes Film Festival.’ It was truly a victory.”

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oumarou Ganda (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.