Senegal Movies

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...

This is a tragic story of Freedom, Despair, and then Revelation And you'll see it through the EYES of an Attacker or a Victim and then, you'll decide...

In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller)...

A group of boys discover that their village cannot afford the sacrificial cattle required for a traditional circumcision ceremony, so they decide to...

In a beach town on the coast of Senegal sits a basketball academy attended by the most promising players in Africa. Through the eyes of NBA Academy...

Maodo returns to his home in Nouakchott after a long trip. He resumes his old job as a traveling merchant to support his family. One night, the young...

A portrait about the creative arts scene in Dakar, Senegal. Dakar booms with live and this energy can also be found in the creative, artistic and...

Zirconium mining is affecting communities along Senegal's Grande Côte coastline. The Grande Côte Operations open-pit mine is cutting into...

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

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

NIO KO BOKK follows Pape and Seydi, two young men who find purpose and community in the ocean, choosing a different path than the perilous journeys...

This documentary explores the contemporary graffiti culture of Dakar, where painters, rappers and taggers have created a language of dissent 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...

Junior and Mamadou try to reconcile their grandparents, who were friends in the 1960s, inspired by the films of Ousmane Sembène. Although...

Documentary about an Ivorian emigration agency.

We follow the day of princess, who lives deep under the sea and is called by cauri shells to travel across time and space. On their journey they...

Researcher and audiovisual artist Janilda Bartolomeu presents a film that depicts the dreams of the Cape Verdean diaspora. It is a personal, poetic...