Kino Lorber Takes North American Rights to Oscar Entry 'Banel & Adama'
The haunting Senegalese love story from debut director Ramata-Toulaye Sy premiered in Competition at Cannes and will open in the U.S. in 2024.
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The haunting Senegalese love story from debut director Ramata-Toulaye Sy premiered in Competition at Cannes and will open in the U.S. in 2024.
Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has revealed a raft of deals for key territories for Ramata-Toulaye Sy‘s feature film debut, “Banel & Adama,” which played in competition in Cannes and makes its North American premiere in Toronto. Variety reviewed it as “a dreamlike debut” in May. The film just won the Melbourne International Film Festival’s …
The first-time director is just the second Black woman competing in Cannes, joining French Senegalese compatriot Mati Diop ("Atlantics").
'Banel & Adama' director Ramata-Toulaye Sy talks about the importance of her Fulani heritage in making her Cannes Competition film.
Best Friend Forever bows the teaser for Ramata Toulaye-Sy's Senegalese drama "Banel & Adama," the sole feature debut slated for Cannes' competition.