Senegal Movies

Fagamou returns to the same hill that, decades ago, triggered her fear of snakes.

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

In April 2006, a small boat was found drifting aimlessly along the eastern coast of Barbados. Local fishermen left the boat alone for many weeks,...

Senegalese often set up a temporary stage at a street corner. It is the Guew Bi, the dancing circle where a cheerful crowd dressed in beautiful...

Documentary about an undertaker in Dakar, Senegal

Xalil and Yamis, married for several years, are experiencing a tragedy that has turned their lives upside down. The tragic loss of their only...

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

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

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

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...

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

Why do so many Africans dream of going to Europe? Are they aware of the dangers and racism? Sunu Gaal (Our Cayuco) follows young people from Senegal...

Documentary about an Ivorian emigration agency.

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...

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

Newsreel on President Senghor’s trip to Guadeloupe and Martinique. Report from the set of Ousmane Sembène’s Ceddo. Opening of...

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