ASTEL

Court Métrage Fiction

Sénégal 2021 ’ 24

Scénario Ramata Toulaye Sy

DOP Amine Berrada

Montage Nathan Jacquard

SYNOPSIS

Each day, 13-year-old Astel accompanies her father to tend their herd in the bush.

One day, a chance encounter with a shepherd in the desert unsettles the peaceful

routine they share.

RAMATA TOULAYE SY

Ramata Toulaye Sy directed her first short film, Astel, in 2021. It premiered at

the Toronto International Film Festival’s “Sort Cuts”, before being awarded the

“Bronze Tanit” at JCC 2022