Senegal Movies

Idrissa lives in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. As a result of budgetary restrictions imposed by the IMF, then headed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he...

In the villages of Senegal, where oral traditions can constitute an integral element in development projects, the wandering poet, Thierno Seydou...

Fifteen-year-old Mabil is passionate about contemporary dance and this passion sometimes leads him to imagine himself dancing in the street. For him,...

It showcases the contact zones between African rituals of possession within traditional fishing villages and the emergence of new technological...

As the founder of folk music in Senegal, Seydina Insa Wade had his hour of glory in the 1970s. After his departure for France in the 1980s, where he...

The film opens with a striking image: seven children in rags, aged 7 to 19, crawl out from under a Brazzaville market stall where they have spent the...

At dusk, the spirit world grows bolder. The darkness of the Dakar market where the solitary, slender figure of Pa Kong-Kong dwells, is considered no...

To sail down the Niger River for over five hundred kilometers to meet the populations and their music, that is the challenge taken up by a dozen...

An investigation and reflection on the figure of the Senegalese poet and politician Léopold Sédar Senghor. The filmmaker collects his...

'Two Kinds of Water' is a documentary produced by award winning journalist and director Dan McDougall, highlighting the safety challenges faced on a...

During the 1997 war in Congo DRC former Zaire, Francine, a 12-year-old Congolese girl, was recruited by the Rwandan army and its Ugandan ally, led by...

In her short film, SAVOIR FAIRE LE LIT, Macky discusses taboos in sexual education and the implications for the relationship of mothers to their...

First iteration of a three part curatorial essay made in Dakar in August 2020. The project explores the rhetoric of black and African folklore and...

Dakar. A city drainage canal is the backdrop for a fierce card game between a group of young people who, to the frenetic rhythm of a djembe, play...

Maam Kumba Bang is the spirit of the waters of the island of Saint Louis. Its mysterious and mythical presence governs the city and river and the...

Director Alice Diop was born in France of Senegalese parents. After their death, she felt the need to explore her roots. Armed with her camera, she...

In Senegal, Yene was traditionally a seaside town with many fishermen and farmers but has in recent years been troubled by coastal erosion and...

The Senegal River forms the national border between Mauritania and Senegal. In 1989, war broke out between these countries, along and around the...

For the benefit of their community, two children want to hand over to the authorities a precious stone discovered in an archaeological site. They...