Synopsis
In Room n°1, inside the Trauma department of the Bangui Community Hospital, ten women are waiting. Between suffering, melancholy and laughs, they're waiting to be released. Through this room, it is a whole portrait of the Central Africain Republic and its women, whose vitaly transcends their misfortunes.
Rewards, festivals and diffusions
Visions du Réel
Festival International du documentaire FIDADOC
Saint-Louis Documentary Film Festival
Festival Vues d'Afrique
Panorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen Orient
Afrika Filmfestival
iAfrica Film festival
Festival Lumières d'Afrique
African Ciné-regards
Festival Reflets des cinéma africains
Festival Films Femmes Afrique
"Un pays sans sommeil" Exhibition
Leila N'deye Thiam
Director
Leila Thiam is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and director of photography. She is best known for her film Chambre n°1 / Room n°1 (2017, Director).
Born in 1987 in Bangui, Central African Republic, Leila Ndéye Thiam has been working for several years with the Central African National Television, where she has directed various reports. In 2017, she was selected to participate in the first Varan workshop for directing in Bangui, organized by Ateliers Varan and the Alliance Française de Bangui. During this workshop, she created Chambre n°1, her first creative documentary, which was one of ten short documentary films selected for numerous international festivals, including Visions du Réel, FIDADOC Agadir, and the Saint-Louis Documentary Film Festival. In 2020, she began developing her first feature-length documentary, Koli-Wali.
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