Djibril Diop Mambéty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Senegalese film director

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Dakar, Senegal

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1998

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.