Screening of 'Banel & Adam' (2023) by Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Schedule

Sun Apr 20 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture | Princeton, NJ

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A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
About this Event

As part of the third edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the exceptional screening of Banel & Adama (2023) by Ramata-Toulaye Sy.


Practical information:
Open to everyone upon registration. In Arabic and English with English subtitles, the screening will start at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, and will last approximately 87 minutes. Doors to the screening room open at 6:45 PM.


Synopsis:
Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young couple live in a remote village in northern Senegal and for them, nothing else in the world exists. However, their perfect everlasting love seems on a collision course with their family’s traditions as drought strikes their community. Award-winning filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s breathtaking debut feature follows the fated lovers in their quest to carve a life for themselves beyond the expectations of others.

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Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium, Princeton, United States

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