Djingarey Maïga

Djingarey Alhassane Maïga (born 17 October 1939), is a Mali-born Nigerien film director and actor. He is best known for the animation works such as Black Barbie. He is also worked as a photographer, assistant director, assistant, camera operator.

Personal life He was born on 17 October 1939 in Ouatagouna, Mali. After completing education, Maïga moved to Niamey, Niger.

Career After moving to Niger, he worked as an electricity reader for the energy company "SAFELEC", which later became Compagnie Nigérienne d'Electricité (NIGELEC). In early 1960s, his passion towards cinema arose during the pioneering days of Nigerien film. In 1966, he got the opportunity to play the leading role in the western film Le retour d'un aventurier directed by Moustapha Alassane. After that, Maïga acted in many of Alassane's feature films such as FVVA: Femme, Voiture, Villa, Argent (1972). When the films became popular, Maïga quit from his job at "SAFELEC" in 1971. Then he worked as the assistant director for Moustapha Alassane.

In 1972, Maïga made his first directorial work Le ballon. In the film, his eldest son, who was six at the time, played the leading role. Then in 1976, he directed his maiden feature film L'étoile noire. In this film, Alassane, Damouré Zika and himself also made acting credentials. Several of his films are linked in terms of content as série noire ("black series"). The black that these films have in the title stands for sadness and unhappiness in Africa.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1966 Le retour d'un aventurier Actor Film 1969 Cabascabo Actor Film 1972 FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent Actor Film 1972 Le ballon Director Film 1976 L'étoile noire Director Film 1976 L'étoile noire Actor Film 1978 Ouatagouna Director Film 1979 Autour de l'hippopotame Director Film 1979 Nuages noirs Director Film 1980 Les rendez-vous du 15 avril Director Film 1982 La danse des dieux Director Film 1983 Aube noire Director Film 1986 Le médecin de Gafire Actor Film 1994 Miroir noir Director, Script, Camera operator Film 1999 Vendredi noir Director Film 2002 Le rêve plus fort que la mort Camera operator Film 2009 La quatrième nuit noire Director Film 2014 Au plus loin dans le noir Director Film 2019 Un coin du ciel noir Director Film