Austria and Senegal / 2020 / 55mins / Documentary / Wolof, Diola and French

In her 2006 film Queens of Sound, cultural anthropologist and NYAFF alum Sandra Krampelhuber documented the history of trailblazing women in Jamaica’s male-dominated Reggae and Dancehall music industry. In the Senegal-set Mane, Krampelhuber continues her commitment to intrepid women by observing the rebellious lives of Toussa, a visionary rapper and Emodj, a resilient wrestler. Their respective battles comment on the film’s title (the Wolof “Mane” translates to “Me”) and a shared truth in the face of a patriarchal society: one must look within herself to bring about change.

Sandra Krampelhuber

Sandra Krampelhuber is an Austrian cultural anthropologist. She graduated from the University of Vienna in 2002. In 2006, she directed the music documentary Queens of Sound about women in the Jamaican music industry. The film was shown at film festivals worldwide. In 2006 she also travelled to Dakar, Senegal for her first time and after many encounters with Senegalese artists and musicians, she decided to portray this thriving community in 100% Dakar, which screened at Sauti Za Busara festival (Tanzania), Kuumba Festival (Canada), Goethe Institute (Senegal) and many other festivals. Her documentary, Accra Power, co-directed with Andrea Verena Strasser, was screened at Crossing Europe Film Festival in 2016, as well as in FESPACO in Burkina Faso, and at AFRIFF in Lagos. Learn More