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A Vulnerable Portrait of Girlhood Between Two Cultures Is a Searing Indictment of the Commercialization of Budding Sexuality— ‘Cuties,’ dir. Maïmouna Doucouré, 2020

In a much-discussed coming-of-age comedy-drama, French filmmaker of Senegalese origin does not pull any punches while shedding light on the way cultural excesses harm those caught between them

September 24th, 2020|Country: France, Senegal|

A Senegalese Village, Swiss Drama and a Masterful Critique of Globalization From Senegal’s Finest Filmmaker—’Hyenas’, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992

An anti-neocolonialist gem from legendary Mambéty: human nature and capitalist indoctrination are under scrutiny when a billionaire agrees to give money to her struggling hometown—on her terms

July 21st, 2020|Country: France, Italy, Netherlands, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom|

Love in the Time of Capitalism and Migration—‘Atlantics’, dir. Mati Diop, 2019

The scion of Senegal's leading family of creators and her dark fairytale about love and justice for the working class that just might kick off a new Renaissance in the country's filmmaking industry

March 2nd, 2020|Country: Belgium, France, Senegal|

Food: New York African Restaurant Week Festival

A delectable journey across the continent in 6 exciting dishes from 5 imaginative chefs in the center of Harlem: and a true testament to the power of plantains

October 15th, 2019|Country: DR Congo, Ghana, Jamaica, Senegal, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe|

Film: Mama Bobo, dir. Ibrahima Seydi and Robin Andelfinger, 2017

A short but powerful film about an elderly widow in Dakar whose everyday routine of looking back at her life from a decrepit bus stop is interrupted by the city's rapid gentrification

July 21st, 2019|Country: Belgium, France, Senegal|

Film: Borders, dir. Apolline Traore, 2017

A road movie about women travelling across the borders between the West African countries by bus, observing the corruption, the crime and some downright bizzare occurrences

June 8th, 2019|Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal|

Art: Ranti Bam, Fete, 2018

Nigerian-British artist creates organic forms from clay influenced by her love for travel and words

June 1st, 2019|Country: Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom|

Music: Africando, Volume 1: Trovador, 1993

July 26th, 2018|Country: Senegal, USA|

Film: La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1999

June 19th, 2018|Country: Senegal|