Power dynamics wrapped in religious intolerance drives a wedge between two brothers in Mamadou Dia’s engrossing feature debut, “Nafi’s Father.” While presenting two competing visions of Islam, the ...
“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 ...
« Le père de Nafi » est un film tourné dans une petite ville au Sénégal, en Afrique de l’Ouest. L’idée de sa tournée remonte à l’époque où Mamadou Dia fait ses études aux Etats-Unis. Pendant son ...
The drama is only the third submission ever made by the West African nation. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards The submission had not previously been reported. The film, a drama about a ...
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.” ...
Rabat - Le coup d'envoi de la 5ème édition de la Semaine du cinéma ivoirien au Maroc a été donné, lundi soir au cinéma "La Renaissance" à Rabat, en présence de la directrice générale de l’Office ...
A young woman In a provincial town in Senegal is caught in a fight between her father, a religious leader, and his fundamentalist brother. Power dynamics wrapped in religious intolerance drives a ...
A young woman In a provincial town in Senegal is caught in a fight between her father, a religious leader, and his fundamentalist brother. Power dynamics wrapped in religious intolerance drives a ...