Senegal Movies

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

The theme of the rural exodus has inspired many African authors. In the past, by tradition, the young peasant went abroad temporarily to earn the...

This film poses the problem of the emancipation of women in Senegal through the intersecting story of three young girls from the same family. Raised...

Each year, the pilgrimage of the Muslim brotherhood of the Mourides takes place in Touba. From all over Senegal (and even from all over the world)...

In a bid to impress his girlfriend, a young man engages a traditional healer to help him get rich quick. Unfortunately, he accidentally meets Gringo,...

A kind of Dakar rap musical, or contemporary urban opera, Teranga Blues is a reflection on the social mutations affecting the pride of the Senegalese...

Today I became a man like my father, I go to meet him to find out what has kept him abroad for so many years without sending us any news, without...

The Cry of the Sea is about the struggle of a mother, Yaye Bayam Diouf, who lost her only son in a dugout (or boat) for the Canary Islands. Today,...

In his village, where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman, finds stability by selling stale bread. The opening of his sister-in-law's...

Cinema is Magic offers a rare insight into the filmmaking process of one of African cinema’s foremost directors Djibril Diop Mambéty....

Documentary commissioned by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University on sexual abuse and justice in...

An intervention of the old Portuguese colonial system through the "shaking" or exorcism of the Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves) on Gorée...

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...

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

In a burning world, wrecked by pollution, a survivor is heading towards his final destination.

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...

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...