In Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s debut feature bowing in Cannes competition, a couple must fight against the odds for the survival of their love. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic The notebook bears the ...
A languid immersion into the rhythms of life and nature in a small village curdles into slow-simmering tensions. We hear their names first, as intimate whispers repeat, “Banel and Adama,” and DP Amine ...
Khady Mane and Mamadou Diallo in 'Banel & Adama' Cannes Film Festival “You cannot go against your destiny,” 18-year-old Banel is warned in Banel & Adama (Banel e Adama), a visually striking and ...
World premiering June at France’s prestigious Annecy Animation Film Festival, where it won the fest’s Works in Progress competition in 2014, Simon Rouby’s “Adama” – a period odyssey-come-coming-of-age ...