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Ceddo

(The Outsiders, Ousmane Sembène, 1977)

New Restoration

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Feb 28, 2024 4:00 PM

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Directed by master Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, Ceddo explores the tensions between tradition, religion, colonization, and freedom.

In precolonial Senegal, the Ceddo (meaning “the outsiders” or non-Muslims) attempt to preserve their traditions against a rising Islamic faction. When the local king sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter to protest their forced conversion to Islam. The local Imam seizes power by toppling the king and killing Christian slave-traders. But the conflict continues when the princess forms an alliance with her abductors, altering the balance of power once again. Ceddo was banned in Sembène’s native Senegal for its depiction of the conflict between religion and traditional beliefs. In Wolof, Arabic, English, and Dyula with English subtitles. (117 mins., 4K DCP)

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Ceddo, courtesy of Janus Films.

"With touches as bold as they are subtle, Sembène launches the historical drama into the future tense."

Richard Brody, the New Yorker

Feature: “Ousmane Sembène May Be Revered, but His Films Are Still Underappreciated,” Richard Brody, the New Yorker

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Restored in 4K in 2023 by Janus Films/the Criterion Collection.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Sarah Maldoror: Tricontinental Cinema.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Department of Development
Greater Columbus Arts Council 
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services 
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

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Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
Nancy Kramer
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
Larry and Donna James
Bruce and Joy Soll
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle
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