A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.
A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.
In protest of forced conversion to Islam, the Ceddo kidnap King Demba War's daughter Princess Dior Yacine and hold her hostage.
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Dramaan is the most popular man in Colobane, but when a woman from his past, now exorbitantly wealthy, returns to the town, things begin to change.
Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.
Documentary footage of a Women’s Conference in Senegal
Two young women - two stories. A rapper in Dakar and a wrestler in southern Senegal: Toussa and Emodj. A battle with words and visionary lyrics for a better society, and a fight with hard physical training for victory in the arena.
In her film, 13-year-old Ndèye Fatou Fall tells how her life has been affected by profound changes that occurred in her village a few years before she was born.
The inspiring story of women who fight for equality and against Islamic terrorism in one African nation.
Sadio's story is the classical heroes journey and and archetype for African football players. Blessed with exceptional talent, he sets out from his village to find his destiny in the world.
Fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Awa is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama, who dreams of traveling Europe. When their grandmother dies, their Aunt Fatou and their Uncle Atoumane plan to marry to preserve the family unit, but Fatou doesn't love Atoumane. Tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, Atoumane commits an unspeakable act.
Two fathers are at odds over their children's marriage, but what starts as a friendly family disagreement quickly devolves into the couple becoming pawns in a bitter dispute about tradition, progress and the nature of Islam.
Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams. And her path crosses that of Tabu.
Satché is about to die. He decides to make his last day on this world the best day of his life.
A forty-year-old woman refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male-dominated field.
A disabled Senegalese girl, Sili, decides to do a “boy’s job” and starts selling newspapers on the streets of Dakar. Sili does a great job, but the boys are not happy. The story tells her battle of daring to imagine what she can be and not caring about what anyone else thinks.
A college graduate returns to his Senegalese fishing village, enters politics, and takes two wives.
A penniless, fast-thinking musician buys a lottery ticket which he glues to his back door, in hopes of eventually retrieving his instrument from his exasperating landlady. The ticket wins, and our hero begins a harrowing odyssey throughout his shanty town, carrying the door on his shoulder all the time.
Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetery forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor.
Senegalese villagers attempt a revolt against French incursions into tribal life.
The film narrates the adventures of Badou Boy, a cheeky young man, as he travels through the streets of Dakar on the bus. Humorous depictions of the passengers, the police, whom they call “black dragon” in hot pursuit… A chronicle of everyday life in Dakar.
A somewhat-humorous look at the city of Dakar, its people, architecture, politics, social behavior, and even the white French tourists.
A young cart driver in Dakar is robbed by a succession of dishonest passengers. When his cart is confiscated by the police, he loses not only his means of livelihood but his sole claim to self-respect in an exploited and poverty-ridden community.
Paulin Vieyra and his collaborator Mamadou Sarr explore the lives of Africans living in Paris.
