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Senegalese filmmaker, he obtained his master’s degree in screenwriting and directing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Before studying film, he worked as a journalist based in Dakar, Senegal, for agencies such as The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse. Among his works are the short film “Samedi Cinema” (2016), screened at Venice and Toronto film festivals, and the feature films “Nafi’s Father” (2019), winner of best first feature and best film awards of the Filmmakers of the Present section at the Locarno Film Festival, and “Demba” (2024), presented at the 48th Mostra and at Berlinale. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2025.