Senegal / 2022 / 15mins / Documentary / Wolof and French

Pap Ndiaye, a boatman from the village of Djiffer in the Saloum region of Senegal, is an old friend of director Laurence Gavron. He is getting ready for the traditional Serer wedding of his oldest son, which has all of its own rules and customs. Praise singers, a traditional healer, the bride first hidden and then discovered in the evening light—it's the most beautiful party he could have dreamed of to honor his wife, his children, and his son's in-laws. More than anything, this is a film about friendship.

Laurence Gavron

Laurence Gavron, born in Paris, specialized in documentaries about film history and filmmakers, after having written about films in several French newspapers and magazines. She made her first film in Senegal in 1991, about the late filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty, followed by a number of documentary films about griots and musicians. She has also written several novels and had a couple of photo exhibitions as well, mainly in Senegal. Learn More