Senegal Movies

In Oukout, four women meet every Sunday with their group to self-manage a microcredit system, along with the rice harvest. This food is a symbol of unity and prosperity in this area of Lower Casamance, as individualism has no place in their society. To survive...

This film was made in the Delta of the Saloum (Senegal),over a period of four years and shot during different seasons. It is the story of a young boy, named Ansou, of the Mandingo ethnic group who wants to be a nature guide specializing in ornithology. With a...

In the villages of Senegal, where oral traditions can constitute an integral element in development projects, the wandering poet, Thierno Seydou Sall, introduces a new system of social communication with the goal of effecting positive change in the comportment...

"Khady Diop directs Karteria, a gripping film. This is her first time behind the camera, yet she films with incredible skill. Radical shots and a surprising sense of precision." - Alain Gomis

For the benefit of their community, two children want to hand over to the authorities a precious stone discovered in an archaeological site. They have to face Kalidou, an intrepid and indebted old man who has already made an appointment with an antique dealer...

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 and judge with your EYES and HEART.

In Wolof, ‘Goor-Jigeen’ means male/female, by generalization ‘gay’ and akin to an insult. In Senegal, being homosexual is punishable by law and could mean five years of imprisonment. This documentary tells the story of people for whom the journey to Europe is...

Newsreel on President Senghor’s trip to Guadeloupe and Martinique. Report from the set of Ousmane Sembène’s Ceddo. Opening of Ramsès le Grand exhibit at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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 the politics of who is invited to tell origin stories.

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 cultural expressions of the city. Many young artists in Dakar took on the role as agents of change of their genera...

Part of a series of 4 films, Kinshasa (2018),Shenzhen (2019),New York (2019) and Dakar (2018),the project explores the relationship between digital technology, cybernetics, colonialism and the re-enchanted notion of a Non-Aligned Humanist Utopia. The fo...

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 family man returns late, which deeply worries his wife and son, who wander around the city looking for his whe...

Baba, a 20 year old Senegalese, dreams of becoming a soccer player in France.

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 become a witness of possibilities of black resistance and existence. In three worlds they encounter three figures,...

'Two Kinds of Water' is a documentary produced by award winning journalist and director Dan McDougall, highlighting the safety challenges faced on a daily basis by small scale fishers in Senegal, West Africa.

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 collective imagination has built up a vivid picture around it. But only a few people can say that they have met th...

A lonely petrol station attendant summons a spirit to make his wishes come true, but finds himself confronted by something sinister.