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- 1 2 Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0253351166. OCLC 177009058.
- 1 2 "Moussa Yoro Bathily. Réalisateur/trice, Écrivain/ne, Scénariste". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
Né en 1946 à Bakel. Professeur d'histoire. Enseignant, écrivain, Moussa BATHILY est venu au cinéma. cinéaste
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- 1 2 Moussa Bathily at IMDb
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Moussa Yoro Bathily was born in 1946 in Bakel, Senegal. He made several provocative documentaries, including award-winning films Tiyabu Biru (Circumcision) in 1978, and Le Certificat d'indigence (1981). He also worked as an assistant to Ousmane Sembène.
- ↑ Pfaff, 1988
- ↑ "COURT Métrage 1976. Des Personnages Encombrants" . Retrieved 2023-10-05.
Les personnages d'un livre se révoltent contre leur créateur.
(Translation: Book characters rebel against their author.)
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