Switzerland / 2021 / 25mins / Documentary / French and Wolof

Since the late 1980s, many Senegalese dancers have migrated to Europe in hopes of finding a better life. Through words and movement, Hélène recounts how she overcame the hardships of migration, built her fighter mentality, and progressed in her career—sharing her irrepressible need to dance.

Alice Aterianus-Owanga

Alice Aterianus-Owanga is an anthropologist, currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at University of Geneva and University of Cape Town. Over the last ten years, she has been focusing on different types of music and dance practices in Africa and the African diaspora (mainly in Gabon, South Africa, and the Senegalese diaspora in Europe). She is also a documentary filmmaker, using audiovisual media to disseminate some of her research results, and to develop collaborative approaches. She has completed four documentary films that have been presented in various film festivals. Learn More