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Born in Paris in 1982. She grew up in a french-senegalese family. Her film work since the 2000s has established the director as a representative of a new wave of African and Afro-diasporic culture. She began working in theater, and after a brief passage at Le Fresnoy (National Studio of Contemporary Art), she’s chosen to play the female lead in Claire Denis’ “35 Shot of Rum” (2008). Her encounter with the French director confirmed her desire to become a filmmaker. After that, she made short films like “Atlantiques” (2009) and “Big in Vietnam” (2011), both winners of the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, “Snow Canon” (2012), presented at the Venice International Film Festival, and “A Thousand Suns” (2013), winner of the FIDMarseille grand prix. Her first feature film “Atlantics” (2019), won the grand prix at the Cannes Film Festival. “Dahomey” is her second feature film.