BANEL & ADAMA + (intro talk: The Whole Picture: Representation of Black Women in Film)
Ramata-Toulaye Sy | Senegal / France | 2023 | 87 min | Feature Fiction | Fula / French (English subtitled)
In a remote village in northern Senegal, Banel and Adama dream of a life beyond tradition. Their love, a quiet rebellion, defies the roles their community demands. When Adama refuses his destiny, their defiance ignites a chain of loss and transformation. With poetic restraint and haunting beauty, Ramata-Toulaye Sy crafts a debut of rare sensitivity: a fable of desire, destiny, and freedom, where love demands everything.
Before the film, there will be a dialogue titled The Whole Picture: Representation of Black Women in Film, between Indigo Envie in conversation with our guest of honour, Magali Mbianda from Paris
In a remote village in northern Senegal, Banel and Adama dream of a life beyond tradition. Their love, a quiet rebellion, defies the roles their community demands. When Adama refuses his destiny, their defiance ignites a chain of loss and transformation. With poetic restraint and haunting beauty, Ramata-Toulaye Sy crafts a debut of rare sensitivity: a fable of desire, destiny, and freedom, where love demands everything.
Before the film, there will be a dialogue titled The Whole Picture: Representation of Black Women in Film, between Indigo Envie in conversation with our guest of honour, Magali Mbianda from Paris