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Mère-Bi (2008)

Mère-Bi poster
Directed by
Ousmane William Mbaye
Genre
documentary film
Country
Senegal, France
Runtime
55 min
Elsewhere
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This documentary profiles Annette Mbaye d'Erneville, the first female journalist in Senegal. The film is made by her son and follows her life as an activist and non-conformist who fought for women's emancipation. It covers her time studying in France and her return to Senegal in anticipation of independence.

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What happens

Mère-Bi is a 2008 Senegalese documentary film about Annette Mbaye d'Erneville by her son, director Ousmane William Mbaye. As the first female journalist of her country, Annette was deeply involved in the development of her country. Both an activist and a non-conformist, she fought for the emancipation of women from the beginning. She divided her life between France, where she studied, and Senegal, where she returned in 1957, sensing that independence was on its way. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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