Ababacar Samb Makharam

Ababacar Samb Makharam (21 October 1934 – 7 October 1987), also spelt Ababacar Samb-Makharam, was a Senegalese filmmaker. His film production company was called Baobab Films.

Early life and education Samb Makharam was born in Dakar, Senegal, on 21 October 1934.

He attended the Senegalese Navy school, Centre de Formation Professionnelle de la Marine de Dakar, in 1950–1951, and worked in a law firm (1952–1953).

On returning to Senegal in 1964, Samb Makharam worked for the Ministry of Information there,

Other activities Samb Makharam served as the secretary general of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) from 1971 to 1977. Year Film Description Role Duration 1957 Tamango Feature film directed by John Berry. Historical drama about a failed slave rebellion on a slave ship. Actor 98 minutes 1958 Feature by Claude Bernard-Aubert. Dramatic comedy about racial segregation and romantic love with a happy ending. Actor 125 m 1961 L'Ubriaco (L'Ivresse) Short film, love story. Final exam film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome. Screen writer, film director 5m 34s 1966 Short, drama. After completing his studies in France a young Senegalese evaluates his past and future on return to his country. First Prize (Grand Prix) at the World Festival of Black Arts (Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres). Screen writer, film director 22 m 1968 La Terre et le Paysan Short, black and white documentary. Screen writer, film director 1971 Feature, drama. Kodou, a young girl flaunts the traditions when she flees a lip tattooing ceremony. Her family is discredited and Kodou goes insane, preying on young children. When a European psychiatrist cannot cure Kodou, her parents subject her to a traditional exorcism session. Winner of the , France. Screen writer, film director 100 m 1982 Jom ou L'Histoire d'un peuple (Jom or the History of a people) Feature drama with an important role for the griot Khaly who exhorts striking workers. He explains them that the traditional Jom – a Wolof word for self esteem – is the source of all virtues. It includes the resistance to any oppression, be it by the enslaving colonizer or by the factory employer Mr. Diop. Screen writer, film director, producer 80 m