Mahama Johnson Traore
Mahama Johnson Traoré (born January 1, 1942 in Dakar , † March 8, 2010 in Paris ) was a Senegalese filmmaker and writer .
Mahama Johnson Traoré was the son of a businessman. He studied electrical engineering in Senegal, Mali and Paris. In Paris he studied at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français . He married Rokhaya Daba Diop and had four children.
Movies
Traoré became one of the leading filmmakers of the post-independence generation. He was friends with Ousmane Sembène . From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Traoré made a number of films in Wolof with high social standards. In 1969 he was one of the co-founders of the Ouagadougou- based Pan-African Film Festival ( FESPACO ).
Web links
- Mahama Johnson Traore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Traoré, Mahama Johnson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese filmmaker and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dakar |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2010 |
| Place of death | Paris |