Dr. Amadou Fofana, professor of french and francophone studies at Willamette University in Oregon, visited Bowdoin’s campus on Tuesday, March 6 to share his recent documentary, SenCinema, with the ...

In a scene from Senegalese filmmaker Moussa Sène Absa’s trilogy-concluding “Xalé” – the opening film at Joburg Film Festival – a bunch of kids sit on a beach and watch a movie as a projector throws ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Senegal has selected French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop’s Golden Bear-winning contemporary doc Dahomey as its submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Dahomey had ...

“We don’t have the same memory, but we have the same history,” said Omar Sy on the stage at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, just before the world premiere of Tirailleurs, which opened the section ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the final weekend of a bustling 18-day event, the in-person edition of this year’s Melbourne Film Festival has drawn to a close ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: For photographer Amy Saar, a roll of film and her vintage Pentax camera are the best way to capture Senegal's capital city.

In Atlantics, the Cannes Grand Prix–winning film by the French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, the water is both a threat and a source of comfort. With soft camerawork and pointed dialogue, Diop casts ...