TÂ WALI

Central African Republic
2022

Director: Jaella Pathe

Language: Sango with English subtitles

Fabienne, 25, faced with her child’s health problem and her husband’s irresponsibility, decides to look for a job. She chooses to become a motorcycle driver, which displeases this patriarchal society, and struggles to feed her children.

Screenings

23 July | 12:30 | Suncoast 8
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Credits

Director

Jaella Pathe

Producer

Verdiane Doungoupou

Screenplay

Emmanuella Lalanga, Jaella Pathe

Cinematography

Mazarine Magnificence WAKE

Cast

Jolie Dalabini, Christian Ousseine

Runtime

29 min

Jaella Pathe

Born in 2000 in Bangui (Central African Republic), Jaella, dancer and singer, began her career as an assistant of the Central African director Tanguy Djaka. In 2021 she trained in the cinematography department at the CinéBangui. T WALI is the first film she has directed, and she is currently writing her second short film, MONKEY ISLAND, which addresses the issue of children’s education in a neglected region.
DIFF 2023

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