FAQ
1. How will I receive my screening copy of SEMBENE!?
1. For public screenings, we can provide it the film in one of three ways:
- As a download that you can play on a computer
- As a download that you can burn to a DVD
- As a DVD that will be shipped to you
Instructions on downloading and burning the DVD are here.
The download codes will be provided two weeks prior to your
If you have requested a DVD, it will ship from Burkina Faso.
Please note, due to limited
2. For house parties, we can provide the film in one of two ways:
- As a download that you can play on a computer
- As a download that you can burn to a DVD
3. For individual screenings, the film will be available via Vimeo free of charge for the 72-hour period June 9-11.
2. How do I spread the word about my public screening?
Marketing materials will be posted on our resources page. These include printable
We recommend that you:
use social media to promote your screening, and ask your friends to share fliers throughout your neighborhoodpla ceemail local publicity using our press release template
3. What else do I need to do to prepare?
We recommend testing your DVD or computer video file
We recommend preparing the intro and post-film discussion. Finding a local scholar or filmmaker to host may also be helpful
We recommend downloading our “questions for discussion” flier if you need suggestions.
4. How do I collect feedback?
Our website has two features we’d like your attendees to use
an online survey to fill out video testimonial pagea
Both will also be optimized for mobile.
We will also ask you, as the organizer, for feedback after the screening, and may conduct a short audio interview with you.
5. Why are you going to all this trouble to make these free screenings?
Ousmane Sembene dedicated 50 years to creating African stories for Africans. The time and energy our team is volunteering is our modest “thank you” to him for his decades of work and passion. And his mission—to galvanize and liberate Africans—remains as important today as it was in 1957, when he published his first novel.