Senegal Movies

  • 1969
    Contras' City

    Contras' City

    Contras' City

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    A fictional documentary that portrays the city of Dakar, Senegal, as we hear the conversation between a Senegalese man (the director, Djibril Diop...

    Contras' City
  • 1961
    A Nation is Born

    A Nation is Born

    A Nation is Born

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    Une nation est née depicts the progression of Senegal from colonization to sovereignty, shown allegorically through scenes of dance and...

    A Nation is Born
  • 2012
    Tall as the Baobab Tree

    Tall as the Baobab Tree

    Tall as the Baobab Tree

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    In a rural African village poised at the outer edge of the modern world, a teenage girl hatches a secret plan to rescue her 11-year-old sister from...

    Tall as the Baobab Tree
  • 1964
    Lamb

    Lamb

    Lamb

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    The traditional struggle, known as Lamb in Wolof, which recalls the Greco-Roman struggle, is a popular national sport in Senegal. It has special...

    Lamb
  • 1978
    Bako, the Other Shore

    Bako, the Other Shore

    Bako, the Other Shore

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    French-Senegalesian production directed by Jacques Champreux.

    Bako, the Other Shore
  • 1970
    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar

    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar

    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar

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    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows...

    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar
  • 1992
    Picc Mi

    Picc Mi

    Picc Mi

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    Follows the story of two young boys and their adventure through the streets of Africa.

    Picc Mi
  • 1969
    Postgraduate

    Postgraduate

    Postgraduate

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    Postgraduate
  • 1975
    N'Diangane

    N'Diangane

    N'Diangane

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    This film presents a harsh critique of the Koranic teaching through the tragic story of a small talibé, student of a beggar.

    N'Diangane
  • 1976
    Letter from My Village

    Letter from My Village

    Letter from My Village

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    Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Coumba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and...

    Letter from My Village
  • 1998
    Un fleuve dans la tête

    Un fleuve dans la tête

    Un fleuve dans la tête

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    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...

    Un fleuve dans la tête
  • 2024
    From Africa: Pathways to the NBA

    From Africa: Pathways to the NBA

    From Africa: Pathways to the NBA

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    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...

    From Africa: Pathways to the NBA
  • 2016
    The Revolution Won't Be Televised

    The Revolution Won't Be Televised

    The Revolution Won't Be Televised

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    When President Abdoulaye Wade wanted to run for office yet again in 2011, a resistance movement formed on the streets. Shortly afterwards, a group of...

    The Revolution Won't Be Televised
  • 1981
    Under House Arrest

    Under House Arrest

    Under House Arrest

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    Directed by Paulin Vieyra.

    Under House Arrest
  • 1972
    Lambaaye

    Lambaaye

    Lambaaye

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    Following a misunderstanding, a traveler is mistaken for an important official on an inspection tour. Nothing will be spared to coax him into turning...

    Lambaaye
  • 1970
    Ambassades Nourricières

    Ambassades Nourricières

    Ambassades Nourricières

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    Ambassades Nourricières
  • 1991
    Boxumaleen!!

    Boxumaleen!!

    Boxumaleen!!

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    Four junkyard kids go into town looking for something to cure their hero, Grand Batche. On the way, they come across various symbols of society: the...

    Boxumaleen!!
  • 2018
    Core Dump: Dakar

    Core Dump: Dakar

    Core Dump: Dakar

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    Part of a series of 4 films, Kinshasa (2018), Shenzhen (2019), New York (2019) and Dakar (2018), the project explores the relationship between ...

    Core Dump: Dakar
  • 2015
    Sembene!

    Sembene!

    Sembene!

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    Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.

    Sembene!
  • 2023
    Déjà Nu

    Déjà Nu

    Déjà Nu

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    An audiovisual poem about life, death, body and nature, totality, loneliness and connectedness.

    Déjà Nu