Senegal / 2016 / 20mins / Drama / Wolof and French

The lives of eight-year-old Aida and her family, who live in an apartment in the Parisian suburbs, are turned upside down when the girl’s father returns from their home country of Senegal—and he is not alone.

Maïmouna Doucouré

Maïmouna Doucouré is a French writer and filmmaker. Her short film, Maman(s) was inspired by her own experiences with polygamy as a young child. The film was selected into numerous festivals and was a winner of more than 60 awards in festivals around the globe, including the International Fiction Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the 2017 César Award for Best Short Film. In 2019, Doucouré was granted the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. In 2020, Doucouré released her debut feature film Mignonnes (Cuties) in 2020. Learn More