France, Belgium

Hachimiya Ahamada studied directing at INSAS, Belgium. Zanatany is her second fiction film. With this project, she continues her work on the trajectories of the Comorian diaspora to which she belong. Between fiction and observation of reality, she builds a universe whose narrative deepens her relationship to her roots. Hachimiya Ahamada directed her first short fiction film Residence Ylang-Ylang, presented at the Cannes International Critic's Week in 2008. She later made a more intimate film called Ashes of Dreams which featured a filmed letter addressed to her father.

Filmography

Residence Ylang-Ylang (2008)
Ashes of Dreams (2011)
Zanatany, when soulless shrouds whisper (2024)