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Maman(s)

  • Maman(s)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2015
Format : Short
Running time : 21 (in minutes)
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Life is disrupted for eight-year-old Aida when her father returns with a young Senegalese woman, Rama, whom he introduces as his (second) wife. Sensitive to her mother's distress, Aida decides to get rid of the new visitor.

A film by Maïmouna Doucouré

France, 2015, Short Narrative, 21 mins, STC, Colour, French / Wolof

Director and screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré

Tags: Drama, Black + African Diaspora, Relationships, Coming of Age
Migration + Diaspora, Female Director

152 Official selections in festivals

47 International Awards prix, among them:
* Cesar Award 2017 for Best Short narrative (Ex-aequo) in February 2017, France
* Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction - Sundance Film Festival 2016 (USA)
* Best Short Film Award - Toronto International Film Festival 2015 (Canada)
* Grand Prix Cinébanlieue - Fesitval Cinébanlieue (France)
* 2ème Prix du Meilleur court-métrage - Festival du Film de Sarlat (France)
* Special Jury Mention - BFI London Film Festival (Angleterre)
* Mention Spéciale du Jury - Prix court-métrage France Télévisions à Clermont-Ferrand (France)

Articles

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Events

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Organizations

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Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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