The word griot...is the word for what I do and the role that the filmmaker has in society...the griot is a messenger of one's time, a visionary and the creator of the future. — Djibril Diop Mambety Copy Share Image
One has to choose between engaging in stylistic research or the mere recording of facts. I feel that a filmmaker must go beyond the recording of facts. Moreover, I believe that Africans, in particular, must reinvent cinema. It will be… — Djibril Diop Mambety Copy Share
The word griot...is the word for what I do and the role that the filmmaker has in society...the griot is a messenger of one's… — Djibril Diop Mambety Copy Share Image
One has to choose between engaging in stylistic research or the mere recording of facts. I feel that a filmmaker must go beyond the recording of facts. Moreover, I believe that Africans, in particular, must reinvent cinema. It will be a difficult task because our viewing audience is used to a specific film language, but a choice has to be… — Djibril Diop Mambety Copy Share
