Rokhaya Marieme Balde
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Rokhaya Marieme Balde began her studies at the Institut Supérieur des Arts et Métiers du Numérique. After time spent in China and Montreal, she finished her training in film making at the Haute école d'art et de design de Genève. In 2019, she directed Champs de Mars, that tells the story of a young director who shoots a thriller in a retirement home with its residents, before directing Seeking Aline in 2021.
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Seeking Aline
Rokhaya, a young filmmaker, returns to her home in Dakar in order to make a film about a local historical figure. Over the course of her research, consisting of interviews with local personalities, discussions with her team, and fictional scenes shot on location, we discover the story of Aline Sitoe Diatta, a heroine of the Senegalese resistance who is considered a high priestess.
Seeking Aline
Rokhaya, a young filmmaker, returns to her home in Dakar in order to make a film about a local historical figure. Over the course of her research, consisting of interviews with local personalities, discussions with her team, and fictional scenes shot on location, we discover the story of Aline Sitoe Diatta, a heroine of the Senegalese resistance who is considered a high priestess.
