Abstract
In La petite vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl who Sold the Sun)-by the iconoclastic Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety, Mambety brings us the feisty Sili Lam, a twelve year old paraplegic who becomes the first girl to sell a daily newspaper in the competitive world of young male newspaper vendors. She takes on a policeman whom she accuses of shaking her down as well as the boys who taunt her. When some boys take her newspapers and crutches, and her friend asks her “What next?” she triumphantly responds, “We continue”. The scenes - moving, satiric and comic, are expertly played by non-professional actors to a score by acclaimed musician Wasis Diop (Mambety”s brother).
Mambety had a genius for constructing allegories or fables that represent abstract economic concepts through everyday human dramas. Newsweek commented that Mambety’s work is “rich with symbolism and spirituality” which uses film to project a vital image of his native continent.”
Mambety had a genius for constructing allegories or fables that represent abstract economic concepts through everyday human dramas. Newsweek commented that Mambety’s work is “rich with symbolism and spirituality” which uses film to project a vital image of his native continent.”
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Subject
Contributors
Diop Mambety, Djibril (director), Besse, Jacques (director of Photography), Diop Mambety, Djibril (producer), Taouss-Matton, Sarah (composer), Diop, Wasis (composer), Waka Films (producer), Scolopendra Productions (producer), Maag Daan (Firm) (collaborator), Cephéide Productions (collaborator), California Newsreel (Firm) (director)
Duration
00:42:51 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | California Newsreel |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 415-284-7800 |
| Address | 500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
1999-01-01
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