Mama Keïta (also Mama Kéïta and Mama Keita, born in 1956) is a Guinean screen writer, film director, and film producer. After studying law at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, he started out as a screen writer, but in 1981 turned to directing short films and in 1991 his first feature film Ragazzi.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Mama Keïta | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Mama Keïta |
| Born | 6 August 1956 Dakar, Senegal |
| Occupation | Film director, screen writer and film producer |
| Nationality | Guinean and French |
| Citizenship | Guinean and French |
| Education | law study at Université de Paris-I |
| Notable works | Ragazzi (1991), Le onzième commandement (1998), L'Absence (2009) |
Filmography edit
Keïta's films include:[1][2][3][6]
| Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Le Cafard | Short | Film director | |
| 1982 | L'Oriental | Short | Film director | |
| 1985 | Opus 1 | Short | Film director | |
| 1988 | Waps | Short | Film director | |
| 1991 | Ragazzi | Romantic comedy feature | Film director, screen writer, co-producer | 85 m |
| 1993 | 1993 Nuit blanche | Short | Film director | |
| 1996 | Choisis-toi un ami... | Drama fiction feature | Film director | 90 m |
| 1997 | Le Onzième Commandement (11ème commandement, Le) |
Fiction feature | Film director, screen writer | 80 m |
| 1998 | David Achkar, Une Étoile filante[7] | Portrait documentary | Film director | 21 m |
| 2003 | Le Fleuve | Comedy feature | Film director | 90 m |
| 2004 | Le Transfert | Short | Film director | |
| 2004 | Sur la route du fleuve | Documentary | Film director | 52 m |
| 2007 | Le sourire du serpent | Thriller feature | Film director, screen writer | 90 m |
| 2009 | L'Absence[8] | Drama feature | Film director, screen writer, producer | 84 m |
| 2009 | One More Vote for Obama | Drama short | Director | 14 m |
| 2009 | One More Vote for Obama, part of Afrique vue par… (L’)[3][9] |
Drama short compilation | Director | 100 m in total |
| 2011 | Le Bonheur d'Elza by Mariette Monpierre |
Drama feature | Screen writer, co-producer | 79 m |
| 2019 | A des Miles du paradis | Documentary feature, portrait of Miles Davis |
Film director, screen writer, producer | 100 m |
Awards edit
Keïta's films won the following distinctions:[2][6]
| Film | Festival | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Choisis-toi un ami... , 1996 | 49th Locarno Film Festival 1996 | CICAE Jury Prize[10] |
| Le Fleuve, 2002 | Festival Paris Cinéma 2003 | Prix de la Presse |
| L’Absence, 2009 | FESPACO 2009 (Burkina Faso) | Best Screenplay |
References edit
- ^ a b Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ a b c Mama Keïta at IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Mama Keïta (réalisateur). Réalisateur/trice, Ecrivain/ne, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, France, Guinée, Sénégal, Viet Nam". africultures.com (in French). Africultures, Les mondes en relation. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Mama Keïta, Édition en ligne / Online edition 18.09 - 23.09 2023". ouagafilmlab.net. Ouaga Film lab. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Mamadou Keïta Réalisateur/trice Réalisateur guinéen". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Mama Keïta Director Biography Senegal". africanfilmny.org. New York: African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
Mama Keïta was born in Dakar, Senegal, to a Vietnamese mother and a Guinean father. He studied law at the University of Paris I. He has directed and produced a documentary and several long feature films, including 2009's award-winning film The Absence / L'Absence.
- ^ "David Achkar Réalisateur/trice, Scénariste, Guinée". africultures.com (in French). Africultures, Les mondes en relation. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Angelo, Anaïs (December 2014). "L'Absence by Mama Keita. Review". African Studies Review. 57 (3). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 251–252. JSTOR 26410104.
- ^ Compilation of 10 shorts Afrique vue par… (L’) presented at the 2ème Festival panafricain d'Alger 1969 (PANAF, Algeria).
- ^ "1996 49th Locarno Film Festival". locarnofestival.ch. Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
External links edit
Videos edit
- "L'absence" MamaKeita LM (Guinea) 2008 on YouTube. Video duration 2m 02 s. Uploader MostraCinemaAfrica09, 2009. Feature film "L'absence" by MamaKeita (Guinea) 2008 Award for best screenplay Fespaco 2009 - Programmed at the 14th Mostra de Cinema Africà in Barcelona from November 6 to 12, 2009.
- Mama Keita on YouTube. Video duration 6 m 01s. Uploader KINA TV, 2013. Keïta explains his cinematic vision. French spoken.
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