Rama Thiaw

Rama Thiaw (born April 30, 1978) is a Senegalese filmmaker and screenwriter. She is known for her 2009 documentary Boul Fallé, la Voie de la lutte and her most recent documentary The Revolution Won’t be Televised.

Personal life and education Rama Thiaw was born April 30, 1978, in Nouakchott, Mauritania to Mauritanian and Senegalese parents. Thiaw spent her first five years in Nouakchott (Quartier 5), before going to Pikine, in the suburb of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. After her parents’ divorce, she began splitting her time living in Senegal and France. Thiaw obtained a master's degree in International Economics at the Sorbonne in Paris. She then began to develop an interest in cinema, which led her to receive a diploma in filmmaking from the University of Paris 8 and later on, another master's degree at the University of Paris 3 at Censier Daubenton.

Career After completing her post-secondary education, Thiaw met with Algerian filmmaker Mohamed Boumari (assistant on the film La Bataille d’Alger) in 2002 with whom she participated in a production workshop. Thereafter, Thiaw collaborated with Zaléa TV where she made a series of film portraits on the inhabitants of the French commune, Aubervilliers and their poor housing conditions. This series was then followed up by a 15-minute documentary short titled Les jeunes de quartier et la religion. ” in the suburbs of Dakar, where Thiaw grew up and “considers the sport’s influence in terms of the recent social and political transformations in Senegal” The Revolution Won't be Televised was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016, winning the Fipresci Prize and a special mention in the Caligari Filmpreis.

Filmography Boul Fallé, la Voie de la lutte, 2009, director Rama Thiaw. Wassakara Productions. The Revolution Won't be Televised, 2016, director Rama Thiaw. Bout Fallé Images.