In 2015, he directed the film Sembene! along with Jason Silverman.[4] The film was based on the life of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène often known as the father of African cinema. The film had its first public screening at Sundance Film Festival in Utah.[2] The film received critical acclaim[5][6] and won several awards and accolades at international film festivals.[7] The film was a finalist for the Camera d’Or in the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[8] as well as won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Luxor African Film Festival. It also won the Prix de la Jeuness at the 2017 Escales Documentaires de Libreville and then won the Paul Robeson Prize at the 2016 Newark Black Film Festival.