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 ...
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.” ...
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 ...
GREENBELT, Md. — Filmmakers Love Nafi and Karisma Jay are hoping to advance a still vitally needed conversation with "Crown," a short film they co-wrote and directed that tells the story of the trials ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled its selection of 21 feature projects for the 43rd edition of CineMart.
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 ...