Pierre-Marie Dong (1945-2006) was a Gabonese film director,
who was also Minister of Culture in Gabon at the end of his life. Along with
Charles Mensah and
Simon Augé
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, Dong "is considered the pioneer of Gabonese film".
Life
Pierre-Marie Dong was born in
Libreville
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Dong's first films were supported by Gabon's national television company.
His short film ''Sur le sentier du requiem'' won second prize at the 1972
FESPACO
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. The following year, ''Identité'' won the FESPACO prize for the most authentic African film. That film, and his later ''Obali'', co-directed with Charles Mensah, looked at the dilemmas of identify and alienation felt by Westernised Africans.
Dong succeeded Étienne Moussirou as president of the National Council of Communication (CNC). In January 2006 he was appointed Minister of Culture in Gabon. He died on 11 December 2006 in
Libreville
Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. A ...
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[Gabon: Décès du ministre d’Etat Pierre-Marie Dong]
''InfosPlus Gabon'', 12 December 2006.
Dong's 1972 film ''Identité'' was chosen to open FESPACO in 2013.
Ouaga.com, 25 February 2013.
Films
* ''Carrefour humain'', 1969. Short film.
* ''Lésigny'', 1970. Short film.
* ''Sur le sentier du requiem'', 1971. Short film.
* ''Identité'', 1972
* (with Charles Mensah) ''Obali'', 1977
* (with Charles Mensah) ''Ayouma'', 1978
* ''Demain, un jour nouveau'', 1979
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1945 births
2006 deaths
Gabonese film directors
Government ministers of Gabon
21st-century Gabonese people
People from Libreville