IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

      EN
      Rahmatou Keïta

      Rahmatou Keïta

      After studying Philosophy and Linguistics in Paris, Rahmatou KEÏTA (1957, Niger) started a career as a journalist in France. She directed several short films and created a documentary series entitled Femmes d’Afrique (1993-1997), screened on TV around Africa. In 2005, her first feature film, Al'lèèssi... An African Actress (2003), was selected for the film festival of Cannes and received several awards, such as the Best Documentary Award at Montreal, FIFAI and the Sojourner Truth Award in Cannes. Keïta is also a founding member of the Pan-African Association for Culture (ASPAC).




      Filmography

      Djassaree (1990, short doc), Femmes d’Afrique (1993-1997, TV doc series), Le nerf de la douleur/Just Because of a Shot! (1999, doc), Une journée à l’école Gustave Doré/A School Day at Gustave Doré (2000, short doc), Les états généraux de la psychanalyse/All About Psychoanalysts (2001, doc), Al’lèèssi… Une actrice Africaine/Al’lèèssi… An African Actress (2004, doc), Jín'naariyâ!/The Golden Ring (2014, short), Zin'naariyâ!/The Wedding Ring (2016)

      Rahmatou Keïta op IFFR