Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a Senegalese film director, actor, orator, composer and poet. Though he made only two feature films and five short films, they received international acclaim for their original and experimental cinematic technique and non-linear, unconventional narrative style. Born to a Muslim family near Dakar, Senegal's capital city, Mambéty was Wolof. He died in 1998 while being treated for lung cancer in a Paris hospital.
Gender: Male
Born On: 1-Jan-1945
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Djibril Diop Mambéty's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Djibril Diop Mambéty on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Jul 22, 2025 11:18 PM
Badou Boy (1970)
Badou Boy, a cheeky young man, travels through the streets of Dakar on the city buses and experiences adventures.
Contras City (1969)
A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop Mambéty) and a French woman, Inge Hirschnitz. As we travel through the city in a picturesque horse drawn wagon, we chaotically rush into this and that popular neighborhood of the capital, discovering contrast after contrast: A small African community waiting at the Church's door, Muslims praying on the sidewalk, the Rococo architecture of the Governme