LE FLEUVE N’EST PAS UNE FRONTIÈRE
In 1989, after a clash near the border between Mauritanian shepherds and Senegalese peasants, there was an escalation of racist violence in both countries. These events caused thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of refugees. Today, despite appearances, the wounds have not healed.
Alassane Diago was born in 1985 in Agnam Lidoubé, Senegal. After completing an audiovisual training course in Dakar in 2007, he took several courses in directing techniques and scriptwriting, notably with the documentary filmmaker Samba Félix Ndiaye. He worked on various film sets, including Lili-et-le baobab directed by Chantal Richard, before directing his first feature-length documentary, Les Larmes de l’émigration (2010), which won several awards. Alassane Diago now lives in Paris.
Les Films Hatari (Michel Klein), L'Atelier documentaire (Raphaël Pillosio), Indigo Mood Films (Katy Lena Ndiaye), Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktions GMBH (Heino Deckert)
Michel K. Zongo
Michel Tsagli, Matthieu Deniau
Catherine Gouze, Alassane Diago
Les Films Hatari - jvg.lesfilmshatari@gmail.com
