The returners

  • Directed by N'deye Thiam Leila
  • 2018
  • Workshops in Central African Republic
  • Housing, ,
  • Shooting place : Bangui
  • Duration : 29 min
  • Audio : SG
  • Subtitles : FR

Synopsis

In the Central African Republic, in 2013, conflicts drove many inhabitants to leave their homes for safer places. Several years later, taking advantage of a bit of a lull, some return to where they've always lived to (rebuild) themselves. They are called “returners”.

Leila N'deye Thiam

Director

Leila Thiam is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and director of photography. She is best known for her film ==Chambre n°1 / Room n°1== (2017, Director). Born in 1987 in Bangui, Central African Republic, Leila Ndéye Thiam has been working for several years with the Central African National Television, where she has directed various reports. In 2017, she was selected to participate in the first Varan workshop for directing in Bangui, organized by Ateliers Varan and the Alliance Française de Bangui. During this workshop, she created ==Chambre n°1==, her first creative documentary, which was one of ten short documentary films selected for numerous international festivals, including Visions du Réel, FIDADOC Agadir, and the Saint-Louis Documentary Film Festival. In 2020, she began developing her first feature-length documentary, ==Koli-Wali==.

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