Senegal / Democratic Republic of the Congo / France
Born and raised in Paris from Senegalese and Congolese parents, Johanna Makabi is a filmmaker, writer and producer. She also worked as an assistant on feature films such as Cuties by Maïmouna Doucouré and Winter Boy by Christophe Honoré. She was elected member of the board of Le Collectif 50/50 aiming for more equity and diversity in French cinema.
Méduses, Afro Hair and Other Myths
(2018)
Notre mémoire
(2021)
A Laundry Day
(2022)
Grace
(2022)
A Tribute to M’Bissine Thérèse Diop at Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays at Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
Centerpiece Night Film: Tug of War (+ Q&A with Amil Shivji) at Film at Lincoln Center - Francesca Beale Theater, New York
Tug of War + Notre mémoire at Film at Lincoln Center - Francesca Beale Theater, New York