Blaise Adolphe Antoine Marie Senghor Paris 15th arrondissement death certificate, n° 2444, page 7 of 31. (also Blaise Wali Antoine Marie Senghor, Joal, now Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal, 30 May 1932 – Paris, France, 6 October 1976) was a Senegalese film director, screen writer and UNESCO Permanent Delegate and vice-chairman for Senegal.. Director Writer Second Unit Director or Assistant Director.
Biography Born in 1932 in Joal, Senegal, to René Senghor and Hélène Conté, Blaise Senghor was a nephew of the first president of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906 – 2001).Thassinda Uba Thassinda, Amadou Mahtar M'Bow : un Sahélien à l'Unesco, Présence africaine, Paris, Dakar, 1989, p. 232 After attending the Lycée Van Vollenhoven (later renamed Lycée Lamine Guèye) at Dakar, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris during 1958 - 1960. He obtained a in Languages and Classical literature, and a Bachelor of Arts (Licence de lettres) as well.. With a portrait photograph.
As a filmmaker Blaise Senghor became known for Qui trop embrasse (1962, Series 1 episode 18 of Les cinq dernières minutes), directed by (1919 – 1988) and Le grand Magal de Touba (1962), documenting the eponymous Sufi Islamic festival. He acted in Senegal as an executive producer of Yves Ciampi's film Liberté I.
After a stroke made it impossible to continue a filmmaker, Senghor started working at the Senegalese Embassy in Paris. He served Senegal as a UNESCO Permanent Delegate (ambassador) in Paris and was one of the vice-chairmen of the executive board (1972-1974) under the Senegalese Director-General Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow.. Appendix 3. Composition of the Bureau (since 1946) p. 116 and Appendix 4. Executive Board Members Alphabetical list (from 1946 to 1993) p. 136. He died on 6 October 1976 in Paris, France. The was named after him at its start in 1976.
Filmography Senghor's films include: Year Film Genre Role Duration 1960 Qui trop embrasse(Series 1 episode 18 of Les cinq dernières minutes) Drama/Crime, TV episode Assistant director 90 min (m) 1962 Le Grand Magal à Touba(also Le Grand Magal de Touba) Short, documentary Director, screen writer with Thomas Diop 25 m 1962 Liberté I by Yves Ciampi Drama Producer 89 m 1974 Joal Short Director
Award Silver Bear for Best Short Film for Le Grand Magal de Touba at the Berlin International Film Festival 1962.
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External links . Video duration 19m 09s. Uploader Centre Culturel Dakar Blaise Senghor, 2023.