Senegal Movies

Two women and two men tell their stories of exile caused by being lesbian, transgender, bisexual and gay.

A short documentary exploring how the ocean is an empowering space for women to connect. Told through the personal story of Deguene, a 17 year old sur...

A companion piece to Pelourinho: They Don’t Really Care About Us (NYFF57),King of Sanwi continues Akosua Adoma Owusu’s exploration of Michael Jackson...

Talia is a 19-year-old Belgian girl, with Senegalese roots, who is visiting her country of origin for the first time. In Dakar, in his cousin's family...

El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good ed...

At Ngay Ngay, a village in northern Senegal, there are real natural evaporative basins in which depending on the year large or small quantities of sea...

Mère-Bi is a 2008 documentary film about Annette Mbaye d'Erneville by her son, director Ousmane William Mbaye. The first Senegalese female journalist,...

The James Brown Story

A satire about young African men arriving in the district of Saint Germain des Prés in Paris during the 70s.

A day with the artist Joe Ouakam.

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

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) pil...