Samba, an immigrant living in France, struggles to find a job and love. He meets a compassionate immigration worker, Alice, and together they navigate the challenges of his uncertain status and their own personal issues.
Aisha, an immigrant nanny in New York City, is building a new life while taking care of a child for an Upper East Side family. However, she soon discovers a hidden truth that puts her American Dream at risk.
Terence McDonagh is a corrupt police lieutenant in New Orleans who is addicted to drugs and gambling. He gets involved in a murder investigation and goes on a downward spiral, leading him to make dangerous decisions and face the consequences of his actions.
In Wonderful World, a pessimistic man named Ben Singer finds his life turned upside down when he befriends a Senegalese co-worker and develops a newfound passion for playing guitar. As he navigates his complicated relationships, including with his estranged daughter, Ben learns the power of hope and the importance of connecting with others.
In the midst of World War I, a father enlists in the French Army to accompany his unwillingly recruited 17-year-old son. They face the brutal realities of war together as they find themselves stationed in Senegal, a French colony.
In a seaside town in Italy, a young street kid forms an unlikely bond with an elderly Holocaust survivor, leading both of them to confront their past traumas and find hope for the future. As they navigate the challenges of dementia, racism, and immigration, they learn to rely on each other for support and understanding. Together, they discover the healing power of love and forgiveness.
Rinty is a police-dog assigned to a young Scotland Yard police-officer who covers the Limehouse district of London.
Amin has come from Senegal to work in France, leaving behind his wife Aïcha, and their three children. He leads a solitary life in France, where the only space he occupies is his home and the building sites on which he works. Most of his earnings are sent to Senegal. One day, he meets a woman, Gabrielle, and a relationship is born.
Xala is a satire comedy set in Senegal, focusing on a wealthy businessman named El Hadji who is struck with impotence on the night of his marriage to his third wife. The film explores themes of colonialism, neocolonialism, and corruption as El Hadji's impotence becomes a metaphor for the impotence of post-colonial African nations.
Goodbye Solo tells the story of Solo, a Senegalese taxi driver, who forms an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous old man named William. As Solo tries to convince William not to end his life, their relationship deepens and evolves into something truly special. This poignant film explores themes of friendship, life, and the power of human connection.
Katrin and Jürgen spend their holidays in Corsica. Katrin is in her mid-thirties, working as a tracer at Jürgen’s company who suddenly remembers he’s married – but not with Kathrin. So they decide to end their vacation earlier than they had planned. Virtually a second before they start to drive back to the airport, Katrin takes her belongings out of Jürgen’s car again and lets him go. Now being alone for the remaining days of her vacation, Katrin finds herself more and more bewildered by the things that happened to her.
Chaos ensues shortly after a young man in a remote village in northern Senegal refuses to accept his role as the new village chief.
Black and White (2008) is a heartwarming comedy-drama that explores the complexities of interracial relationships and family dynamics. The story revolves around a Barbie-doll-loving daughter and her computer repairman father who embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. As their lives intertwine with a Senegalese charity worker and an Italian woman, they navigate the challenges of adultery, racism, and love, ultimately learning the importance of understanding and connection.
Keur Simbara is an intimate, lyrical short documentary that follows a group of women community organizers in a rural Senegalese village as they build and sustain systems of health, finance, agriculture, and domestic infrastructure. Amid water scarcity and environmental challenges, they articulate their hopes for the future and the legacy they wish to leave behind. Keur Simbara is a tribute to communal wisdom and the power of local organizing.
Fascinated by the history of his people, Alloune, an old guide at the African museum "La Maison des Esclaves" in Gorée, sets off on a pilgrimage to find the descendants of his ancestors in the United States. This moving journey takes him from the coast of South Carolina to the Harlem neighborhood of Little Senegal, home to the African community. Driven by the idea of reuniting his family across centuries and borders, Alloune traces his roots to a distant cousin, Ida, who knows nothing of his past. The old man also crosses paths with his nephew Hassan, a clandestine cab driver, his fiancée Biram, Eileen, pregnant and a runaway, and Karim, who is seeking a sham marriage to obtain a green card. All four misunderstand Alloune's quest.
Bizet's Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations.
They just arrived in France. They are Irish, Serbs, Brazilians Tunisians, Chinese and Senegalese ... For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed talks, conflicts and joys of this group of students aged 11 to 15 years, together in the same class to learn French.
Milan, like Paris or Stuttgart, and like many other European cities, is the theater of the drama of immigration. Demba reconstructs his story and that of his brother Yaro, both Senegalese immigrants in Italy, in a long and fragmentary flashback that begins with Yaro’s murder and recounts their departure from the village, arrival in Europe, the work they find selling lighters and picking tomatoes in the south of Italy: the stages every “non-EEC citizen” goes through in Italy.
Binta, a young girl from a village in Senegal, has a great idea to bring education to her community. However, she must overcome cultural barriers and sexism in order to make her dream a reality. With the support of her father, Binta challenges the traditional norms and sets out on a journey to prove that every child, regardless of gender, deserves an education.
In 1940 France went to war against Germany and announced not only the mobilization of its territory, but also of its colonies. Senegalese family man Aby enlists in the army, distinguishes himself in battle, and is captured. But when he returns to his country, the French army refuses to pay him for his services.