Djingarey Maïga

Djingarey Alhassane Maïga (born 17 October 1939), is a Mali-born Nigerien film director and actor.[1] He is best known for the animation works such as Black Barbie. He is also worked as a photographer, assistant director, assistant, camera operator.[2][3]

Djingarey Maïga
Born
Djingarey Alhassane Maïga

(1939-10-17) 17 October 1939
Ouatagouna, Mali
NationalityMalian
Nigerien
Occupation(s)Director, Actor, Photographer, Assistant director, Assistant, Camera operator
Years active1966–present

Personal life

He was born on 17 October 1939 in Ouatagouna, Mali.[4] 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.[5]

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"). [1] The black that these films have in the title stands for sadness and unhappiness in Africa.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1966Le retour d'un aventurierActorFilm
1969CabascaboActorFilm
1972FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argentActorFilm
1972Le ballonDirectorFilm
1976L'étoile noireDirectorFilm
1976L'étoile noireActorFilm
1978OuatagounaDirectorFilm
1979Autour de l'hippopotameDirectorFilm
1979Nuages noirsDirectorFilm
1980Les rendez-vous du 15 avrilDirectorFilm
1982La danse des dieuxDirectorFilm
1983Aube noireDirectorFilm
1986Le médecin de GafireActorFilm
1994Miroir noirDirector, Script, Camera operatorFilm
1999Vendredi noirDirectorFilm
2002Le rêve plus fort que la mortCamera operatorFilm
2009La quatrième nuit noireDirectorFilm
2014Au plus loin dans le noirDirectorFilm
2019Un coin du ciel noirDirectorFilm

References
  1. "Djingarey Maïga". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "SPLA: Boubacar Djingarey Maiga (Maiga)". Spla. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "Djingarey Maïga". es.unifrance.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. "About Djingarey Maïga - Infohub". Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. "Personnes: Africultures : Maïga Djingarey A." Africultures (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. "Africiné - Vendredi noir, de Djingarey Maïga (Niger)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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