‘The teenage girl who changed the world’
In this conversation, young filmmaker Rokhaya Marieme Balde tells us why she returned to her home in Senegal to make a film about Aline Sitoe Diatta, an inspiring historical figure with a surprising background, who happens to be her ancestor.
You can watch the film here, together with all the other shortlisted LongShots movies. More importantly, from September 8 to September 19, you can vote for your favourite and choose the winner of our Audience Award.
Dedicated this year to the theme of ‘Journeys’, the BBC film festival LongShots spotlights the best short documentaries from the most interesting emerging filmmakers worldwide, handpicked by some of the most prestigious film festivals around the world.
This Q&A is conducted by Ana Catalá.
