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Rokhaya, a young filmmaker returns home to Dakar to make a film about a local historical figure. Along her research, which consists of interviews with local personalities, discussions with her team and fictional scenes shot on location, we discover the story of Aline Sitoe Diatta.

Type
Diploma BA
Runtime
27 min
Year
2020
Country
SwitzerlandSenegal
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
5.1
Shooting format
XDCAMEX
Language
WolofDiolaFrench
Subtitles
FrenchEnglish
Direction
Rokhaya Marieme Balde
Production
HEAD – Geneva
Screenplay
Rokhaya Marieme Balde
Asssitant Director
Maxime Mudjeredian
Photography
Nicolas Gallardo
Editing
David Nguyen
Sound
Akim Beb Abass Sow
Sound editing
Thomas Stahel
Sound mix
Adrien Kessler
Soundtrack
Hadrien Hepp
Colorgrading
Julien De Sousa

Rokhaya, a young filmmaker returns home to Dakar to make a film about a local historical figure. Along her research, which consists of interviews with local personalities, discussions with her team and fictional scenes shot on location, we discover the story of Aline Sitoe Diatta.

Type
Diploma BA
Runtime
27 min
Year
2020
Country
SwitzerlandSenegal
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
5.1
Shooting format
XDCAMEX
Language
WolofDiolaFrench
Subtitles
FrenchEnglish

Direction
Rokhaya Marieme Balde
Production
HEAD – Geneva
Screenplay
Rokhaya Marieme Balde
Asssitant Director
Maxime Mudjeredian
Photography
Nicolas Gallardo
Editing
David Nguyen
Sound
Akim Beb Abass Sow
Sound editing
Thomas Stahel
Sound mix
Adrien Kessler
Soundtrack
Hadrien Hepp
Colorgrading
Julien De Sousa

Prizes and awards

  • Special Golden YAFMA for Short Documentary, Afrika Filmfestival (2022)
  • Prix Röstigraben, Schweizer Jugendfilmtage (2022)
  • Best Short Film, New Holland Island Int. Film Festival (2021)
  • Best Documentary Award, Indielisboa (2021)
  • Tënk Award, Visions du Réel (2021)
  • Special mention in the experimental competition 2022, Ciné Africa

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