"I have a job with white people!" For Ousmane Sembene, one of the most respected African directors. We are given a film that shows the abuses of power and corruptions of what the French government wants to keep hidden. Black Girl focuses on the transition from the Western world and oppression within third world countries. To draw attention to the Third World/Western dichotomy, Sembene contributes considerably to the development of politics within Black Girl through our main protagonist Diouana. The challenges she faces and many transitions occur with her move to live as a maid in France. She soon begins to feel trapped and left without any hope, as her duties as a maid quickly become the feeling of being transformed into a house slave. Diouna cannot express herself accurately in French; then his thoughts are presented to the audience as intermittent voiceovers. We wouldn't perceive it as natural for her to think in a foreign language, yet it's obvious that Sembene is trying to show how much influence the French new wave has had on Western culture. Diouana decides to take matters into her own hands, and due to her emotions of being trapped, she feels as if the only way to achieve peace is to end her life in her captive slave environment. The situation she faces ultimately demonstrates that Diouana's internal conflict is not just a racial struggle, but how it also transcends the realms of economics and class that trouble her more than her life in Africa. This seems to illustrate Sembene's personal narrative on patriotism and its effects on the postcolonial African. Given that Black Girl's story appears to be nothing more than a tragedy of... middle of paper... the film is quiet and thoughtful, but takes a forceful approach in outlining its point of view and vision on the issue. presence of war. However, director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun chronicles the transformation of a stranded father in war-torn Chad. The overall arc of the story demonstrates how generations can shape and reshape each other, even during the hardships of war. A Screaming Man simply states how war is increasingly closer to those around them, even when they are not affected firsthand. Overall, it seems like Haroun is trying to state just that for the audience. As families already struggle to survive and this is not only experiencing a difficulty in life, but having to face the sacrifices of those who live in the city. Not only does he appear to be directly singling out Chad when it comes to this, but rather the war in general and those who have to deal with its outcome..