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Ramata-Toulaye Sy

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Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Born June 14, 1986 · Bezons, Val-d'Oise, France (age 40)

Ramata-Toulaye Sy (born 14 June, 1986; Bezons) is a Senegalese film director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 2021 short film Astel, which was the winner of the Share Her Journey Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, and the SACD Award and a Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Her feature debut, Banel & Adama, entered produ…

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AstelAstel · 2021
Astel
★ 6.02021
MovieDrama
While helping tend her family’s herd of cows in a northern region of Senegal, a 13-year-old girl faces changes that threaten her tight bond with her father in this vividly realized directorial debut by screenwriter and filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy.
SibelSibel · 2019
Sibel
★ 6.72019
MovieDrama
25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.
Banel & AdamaBanel & Adama · 2023
Banel & Adama
★ 6.02023
MovieDrama
Chaos ensues shortly after a young man in a remote village in northern Senegal refuses to accept his role as the new village chief.
Timpi TampaTimpi Tampa · 2025
Timpi Tampa
★ 5.72025
MovieComedyDrama
After his mother develops cancer from dépigmentation, Khalilou fights toxic beauty standards. Disguised as Leila, he enters the "Miss Students" pageant, where light skin reigns, to give dark-skinned girls a chance to shine.
Our Lady of the NileOur Lady of the Nile · 2020
Our Lady of the Nile
★ 5.72020
MovieDrama
Rwanda, 1973. In the prestigious catholic institute 'Notre-Dame du Nil', perched on a hill, young Rwandan girls study to become the elite of the country. In the process of graduating, they share the same dormitory, the same dreams, the same problems of teenage girls. But in every corner of the country as well as in the school there are deep antagonisms that will forever change the destiny of these young girls and the whole country.
La Ballade de SaturneLa Ballade de Saturne · 2025
La Ballade de Saturne
2025
MovieDrama
Mounir, a cybersecurity expert, sees his life change on his thirtieth birthday. Jealous of his mother's love for his brother, Awa, his deceased twin sister, returns to torment her brother in the hope of remaining in the world of the living with her mother.

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