OMAR BLONDIN DIOP, a rebel


A film by Djeydi Djigo

From école Normale Supérieure to the barricades of May 68 in Paris, to the jails of Gorée Island in Dakar where he died in 1973, the itinerary of a young Senegalese intellectual who became a revolutionary. Another vision of the Senghor – Pompidou years.

The film is supported by the “Fonds des Images Francophones” 2021.

Film selected for the 27e FESPACO, Ouagadougou, octobre 2021.

Film selected for the Festival international du film black de Montréal septembre 2022.

  • Status :Available
  • Director :Djeydi Djigo
  • Genre :Documentary
  • Format :80’
  • Co-producers :Sol Invinctus Media Group (Sénégal)
  • Broadcaster Senegal :In progress
  • International distribution : diffa.tv
  • Press & communication : Agence Dena-di