DOXANDEM, THE DREAM CHASERS

  • Saliou Sarr
  • Yanis Gaye
  • 2022
  • Senegal, South Africa
  • 48 min

Upon returning to Gandiol, his native Senegalese village, after 8 years of being a migrant in Spain, Mamadou seeks to be a positive force for his community. Assisted by his wife Laura, who came from Spain to Senegal, and under the gentle gaze of Yaaye Khadi, Mamadou’s mother, they start sharing and building with their community the “active utopia” expressed in the book Mamadou wrote while on his journey.

The film accompanies Mamadou in his quest, to try to see his dream and his choices and their impact on the life and personality of this eternal traveler…

  • Stage : post-production
  • Completion : May 2022
  • Screening version length : 48 min
  • Expected final length : 70 min
  • Production : Gorée Island Cinema (Yanis Gaye)
  • Production contact : info@goreecinema.com
  • Funds : STEPS, Fonds Jeune Création Francophone, Coopération Basque