For the father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembène, film was just one of the many strings to his bow. The visionary creator of some of the most influential works from those early years of African independence, Sembène only came to filmmaking in his 40s. By that time, he’d worked as a fisherman, bricklayer, plumber, apprentice mechanic, ceramicist, soldier, and writer. Born in a Senegal...