Education
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.
As he lived in Senegal after the age of 10, he is more associated with that nation. In 1955 in Paris he shot the first Francophone African film, Afrique sur Seine.
In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.