Senegal

Ottis Ba was born in Dakar and moved to Paris at the age of 15. It was then that he started learning French and developed a passion for theater. He attended Acting International theater school and a few years later played in Ruy Blas at the Comédie Française. He then auditioned for A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, a disciple of Peter Brook. Following Shakespearean theatrical conventions, he played the role of a woman, which was a sort of revolution for him. At that time, Ottis Ba began venturing into film, first as an actor and later as a director. He trained at La Fémis for a summer scene and directed a few low-budget short films, including one with French actress Aïssa Maïga. In 2011, Ottis Ba made his debuts as a director with Une histoire vraie, soon after this first short film he directed a new one Le rêve d'Amadou, which was selected at the short film corner in Cannes. In 2023, his first feature film Dent pour Dent, was selected at the FESPACO.

Filmography

Une Histoire Vraie (2011)
Le Rêve d'Amadou (2013)
Dent pour Dent (2022)