Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...
Final Cut in Venice, the Venice Film Festival industry program supporting works in progress from all African countries and Middle East territories Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen, ...
His second feature after 2019’s Nafi’s Father, Senegalese director Mamadou Dia returns to his hometown to explore a subject considered taboo in his native country. By Katharina Baron In Senegal, ...
MARRAKECH – It wasn’t that long ago that filmmakers Maba Ba and Mamadou Dia were touring Senegal with an inflatable screen so that locals could see Dia’s award-winning feature debut, “Nafi’s Father.” ...
“Nafi’s Father” director Mamadou Dia and producer Maba Ba found the inspiration to make their film — which is Senegal’s entry in the Oscars International Film category — out of the desire to show how ...
Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia ("Nafi's Father") is in post-production on "Legacy," a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...