Project Detail

The Two Paths

Synopsis

Khoudia, a 40-year-old interpreter, lives a carefully structured life. During a taxi ride, a sentence spoken by the driver, Amadou, unexpectedly awakens a deeply buried pain: her inability to communicate with her sister Nabi. Moved, Khoudia extends the ride and begins an unexpected conversation with the resourceful driver. Through confessions, humour, and intertwined languages, a unique bond emerges. This journey becomes a form of therapy, opening new paths for Khoudia to heal the fractured relationship with her sister.

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min 47 sec
Format: HD
Director: Ismael Mahamadou Laouali
Producer: Mohamed Gueye
Executive Producer: Chloé Ortolé Diop
Editor: Moustapha Mballo Dieng
Screenwriter: Jean-Jacques Pascal Assoumou
Director of Photography: Mamadou Diallo
Sound: Ibrahima Coly
Composer: Mohamed Ly

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by British Council Film Lab Africa Senegal

UK, Senegal co-production

British Council (UK), Tangerine Productions (SN)

Tangerine Productions

Chloé Ortolé Diop

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Sales Company

Alarba Films

Fagamou Ndiaye

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