Retelling Resistance: CEDDO (1977)
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, October 13th, at 7PM
CEDDO
Ousmane Sembène, 1977, 120 min, 35mm
Few cultural figures can claim the influence of Ousmane Sembène, who revolutionized African film and literature in the twentieth century. CEDDO, perhaps his grandest cinematic work, utilizes fantasy, historical reconstruction, and orality to stage a powerful political allegory that explores the effects of colonialism in Senegal’s past and present. Set in an unnamed pre-colonial village in seventeenth-century West Africa, the film follows the conflict that arises when the King’s new Imam attempts to forcibly convert the ceddo (common people) to religious and political practices of Islam. Compressing centuries of historical events into a matter of days, CEDDO embodies the ongoing West African resistance against cultural incursion and colonial exploitation, pointedly emphasizing the salient role of women in the struggle. Presented in a rare 35mm print!
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CEDDO screens as part of the “Retelling Resistance” series, which revisits early episodes in the struggle against colonial and cultural imperialism, from the first revolts against the Spanish administration in Cuba to the Haïtian Revolution.
For information on Block Cinema screenings visit https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/cinema/index.html
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