Clarence Thomas Delgado
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Clarence Thomas Delgado | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1953 Dakar, Senegal |
| Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, camera operator and actor |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Notable works | Movies Niiwam (1988), L'appel des arènes (2005), and Que le Père soit (2021). |
Clarence Thomas Delgado (born in Dakar in 1953) is a Senegalese film director, film producer, screenwriter and camera operator.[1]
Delgado was born in Dakar to a family originating in Cape Verde and went to primary and secondary school in Dakar.[2] He joined his uncle first in Switzerland and later in Portugal, where his uncle was Senegalese ambassador. Delgado then worked as a camera operator at the Algerian Radio Television Center (Radiodiffusion-télévision algérienne, RTA) in 1977 and studied directing and production at the Portuguese Cinema Institute in Lisbon. After returning to Senegal, he assisted Paulin Soumanou Vieyra making his movie En résidence surveillé (Under house arrest, 1981).[2]
Later, Delgado was assistant director for several short and feature films,[3] including Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembène, 1987), Les Caprices d'un rivière (Bernard Giraudeau, 1996) and Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembène, 2004), and produced L'Appel des arènes (Cheikh Ndiaye, 2005).[2] He wrote the scenario and directed his feature film Niiwam (1988), an adaptation of a short story by Ousmane Sembène, which was awarded the OCIC Award at the 1991 Amiens International Film Festival. Clarence Delgado was a president of the Cinéastes Sénégalais Associés organisation (Associated Senegalese Filmmakers, CINESEAS).[2][4][5]
Filmography
Delgado's films include:[6][4]
| Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | En résidence surveillée by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | Political fiction feature film | Assistant[2] | 100 m |
| 1987 | Camp de Thiaroye by Ousmane Sembène | Historical drama feature | Assistant Director | 157 m |
| 1988 | Niiwam | Drama fiction feature, adaptation of a short story by Ousmane Sembène | Director, screenwriter | 88 m |
| 1996 | Les Caprices d'un fleuve by Bernard Giraudeau | Historical drama feature | Assistant director | 111 m |
| 1997 | TGV by Moussa Touré | Comedy drama feature | Actor | 90 m |
| 1999 | Héroïsme au quotidien by Ousmane Sembène | Drama short | Assistant director | |
| 2002 | Fatima, l'Algérienne de Dakar by Med Hondo | Drama fiction feature | Co-producer | 89 or 93 m |
| 2004 | Moolaadé by Ousmane Sembène | Drama fiction feature | Assistant director | 120 m |
| 2005 | L'Appel des arènes by Cheikh Ndiaye | Drama fiction feature, adaptation of the novel by Aminata Sow Fall | Assistant director, co-screenwriter, co-producer | 105 m |
| 2012 | Moi Zaphira ! by Apolline Traoré | Drama fiction feature | Assistant director | 102 m |
| 2015 | Lune est tombée (La) by Gahité Fofana | Drama fiction feature | Assistant director | 77 m |
| 2021 | Que le Père soit[7] | Drama fiction feature | Director | 110 m |
Award
| Film | Festival | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Niiwam | Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) | 1991 Winner OCIC Award (SIGNIS)[6] |
