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Mar 18, 2024 · Last year, Ramata-Toulaye Sy became only the second Black woman to compete for the Palme d’Or – with her first feature, no less – at Cannes.Banel & Adama, a tragic love story set in rural Senegal, shared red carpet space with future Oscar winners Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest at the festival – but ask her how she feels about scaling such lofty peaks so early in her career ...
Ramata-Toulaye Sy was born in Bezons, Paris to Senegalese parents. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] She studied at La Fémis in Paris, graduating in 2015. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] She lived in Dakar , Senegal for several years after graduation.
Mar 15, 2024 · French Senegalese writer and director Ramata-Toulaye Sy is practically glowing. On a Zoom call with the Big Issue, her eyes crinkle at the corners as she recalls how she swore she’d write, not just a love story, but an African love story and that it would be “the most beautiful and the most greatest love story” ever to be told.
Mar 15, 2024 · Banel & Adama is not just the title of this gorgeously directed film by Ramata-Toulaye Sy, but a kind of mantra, a fervent prayer. The names of two married young lovers in a remote Senegalese village, the phrase is repeatedly whispered and written by Banel, the wife – at first with the naive infatuation of adolescence, and later with the desperation of the damned.
Jun 4, 2024 · When “Banel & Adama” premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2023, French-Senegalese writer/director Ramata-Toulaye Sy was in rare company. Her film was the only debut feature among a competition featuring venerated filmmakers like Wes Anderson, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes, Ken Loach, Wim Wenders, etc.
May 8, 2023 · "Banel & Adama" by French Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy will feature in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.Running from May 16-27, the world's most prestigious ...
Jun 6, 2024 · The filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy illuminates this elliptical story, set in unnamed Senegalese village, with daubs of strong colors and strikingly vivid imagery. Listen to this article · 4:15 min ...
