Bulles d'air
by Daouda Diakhaté
Supported by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Out of Competition 2019
The programmer’s eye
Omar comes out from a psychiatric ward. He is met by his father and little sister and looks for Ania, his former girlfriend. A tender-turned-hard portrait of “the ‘hood”, which is both hell and paradise, following the cruel fate of its “hero”. A first picture that announces others.
Biography and Filmography
Of Franco-Senegalese descent, Daouda Diakhaté grew up in several working-class neighborhoods in the Bordeaux suburbs. At the age of 23, he became a socio-cultural animator and discovered the audiovisual industry by setting up projects linked to the CNC's "Passeur d'Images" program. He ran his first workshops in image education and audiovisual awareness. That new experience allowed him to discover screenwriting and directing in different forms. Daouda founded the association "Nos Rêves Production" in 2009. That structure aims to introduce the audiovisual and cinema professions to as many people as possible. At the same time, Daouda pursued a career as an actor for cinema and television. In 2015, he directed a self-produced documentary, “Les portes de l'égalité”, and in 2018 his first short film, “Bulles d´air”, which won three prizes at the Cinébanlieue Festival. “Ayo Nene” is his second short film.
2021 - AYO NENE (Short) - Daouda Diakhate - Director, Screenwriter
2018 - BULLES D’AIR (Short) - Daouda Diakhaté - Director, Screenwriter
Daouda Diakhaté
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Vertical Production
by Daouda Diakhaté
Of Franco-Senegalese descent, Daouda Diakhaté grew up in several working-class neighborhoods in the Bordeaux suburbs. At the age of 23, he became a socio-cultural animator and discovered the audiovisual industry by setting up projects linked to the CNC's "Passeur d'Images" program. He ran his first workshops in image education and audiovisual awareness. That new experience allowed him to discover screenwriting and directing in different forms. Daouda founded the association "Nos Rêves Production" in 2009. That structure aims to introduce the audiovisual and cinema professions to as many people as possible. At the same time, Daouda pursued a career as an actor for cinema and television. In 2015, he directed a self-produced documentary, “Les portes de l'égalité”, and in 2018 his first short film, “Bulles d´air”, which won three prizes at the Cinébanlieue Festival. “Ayo Nene” is his second short film.
2021 - AYO NENE (Short) - Daouda Diakhate - Director, Screenwriter
2018 - BULLES D’AIR (Short) - Daouda Diakhaté - Director, Screenwriter