2023
Feature Documentary(Philadelphia Premiere)

Money, Freedom, a Story of the CFA Franc (L’argent, la liberté, une histoire du Franc CFA)

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In Money, Freedom, a Story of the CFA Franc, director Katy Léna Ndiaye traces the history of a currency whose roots lie in compensation for slave owners.

Screenings

Virtual

August 4 – August 6

Directors Spotlight

A photograph shows a portrait of Katy Léna Ndiaye.

Katy Léna Ndiaye

Director

Katy Lena Ndiaye’s previous films have won awards at numerous festivals. In parallel to her career as a documentary filmmaker, Ndiaye has worked for many years in television, including programs on African issues, broadcast on TV5 Monde and RTBF (the Belgian French-speaking public broadcaster). She also edited and published magazines Reflets Sud and Afrique Plurielle (from 2000 to 2018). Ndiaye is currently developing IndigoMood films, a production company founded in 2013 and based in Senegal.

Year
2022
Runtime
104 minutes
Country
Senegal, France, Belgium, Germany
Language
French
Director
Katy Léna Ndiaye
Cinematographer
Vincent Pinckaers
Co Producer
Film Five / Florian Schewe (Germany)
Editor
Simon Arazi
Music
Irina Prieto
Producer
Tact Production / Oualid Baha (France), Neon Rouge Production/Aurelien Bodinaux (Belgium), Indigomood Films / Katy Léna Ndiaye (Senegal)
Premiere
Philadelphia

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