Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Senegalese-French film director and screenwriter
About Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Born 1986. Ramata-Toulaye Sy is a French screenwriter and film director.
Early life and education Ramata-Toulaye Sy was born in Bezons, Paris to Senegalese parents. She studied at La Fémis in Paris, graduating in 2015. and the SACD Award and a Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Sy was a cowriter of the feature films Sibel and Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame-du-Nil), before making Astel as her first directorial project.
Her feature debut, Banel & Adama, entered production in 2022, premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was also screened at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received praise from critics who described it as an expressive debut from a promising director.
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Who is Ramata-Toulaye Sy?
senegalese-French film director and screenwriter
When was Ramata-Toulaye Sy born?
Ramata-Toulaye Sy was born on 14 June 1986 in Bezons.
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Ramata-Toulaye Sy is a screenwriter and film director.
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Ramata-Toulaye Sy is French.
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