- Fought with the French in WWII.
- Was the first African director to give the director's lesson at the Cannes International Film Festival.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival in 1977.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 40th Venice International Film Festival in 1983.
- He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
- Education: Ecole de Céramique, Marsassoum; VGIK, Moscow.
- Father, Mousse, was a fisherman who migrated from Dakar to the southern part of Senegal.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 20th Cannes International Film Festival in 1967.
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