Senegal Movies

Forty-year-old Babou Diop lives with his son Sada, his wife Coumba and a sheep they raise in the house. At nine, Sada ends up forming a very strong...

Kipou is the only friend of 11-year-old Aïssatou. He is also a kitten who keeps her company while she sells products for her mother in front of...

The Waste Commons reveals the intricate lifeworlds and recycling networks built by waste pickers since 1968 at Dakar’s dump, Mbeubeuss. Adja...

This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,”...

Twenty-seven year old Altine is a mother of two, living on the plains of Northern Senegal. As we watch her going about her daily chores, rhythmically...

Following the steps of Oumar Seye, first black African professional surfer, Cherif, Paké, Assane and Mbabou, childhood friends from Ngor...

Ndar, original name of Saint-Louis, an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, was the port of colonial penetration into West Africa four centuries...

When he sneaks into a Simb—a festival where men dressed as lions dance to the rhythm of the sabars—Assane, a quiet young boy, sets in...

The story of four Senegalese youths from the suburbs of Dakar who are about to set their country ablaze in 2011, via the grassroots movement called...

Pamvura (At the Water) is a story about beliefs and unknown forces. Netsai, a devout young christian woman, she loses her child while doing laundry...

Pape and Seydi are two young men who find purpose and community in the ocean, choosing a different path than the perilous journeys many peers take in...

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,...

AI: African Intelligence explores the contact zones between African rituals of possession within traditional fishing villages of the Atlantic coast...

Newsreel of Senegal’s 16th anniversary Independence celebrations. At the Demba-Diop stadium, tens of thousands of people watch the show...

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...

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

A mother goes to the hospital to get treatment for her sick baby, but is repeatedly referred elsewhere.