Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Baye Fall Namanala (English title: Baye Fall I Miss You)
Directed by Adelina Sasnauskaite & Chiara Baima Poma
Duration 59’ | Wolof with English subtitles
Officially selected for #WOMEX24 Film Programme:
Thursday - Saturday, 11:00-17:00
Film Library
Production Country, Year Senegal, 2024 | Produced by Blind in 1 eye | Directors of Photography/Sound/Editors/Producers Adelina Sasnauskaite, Chiara Baima Poma, Amdy Kounta
Baye Fall Namanala is a dreamlike audiovisual journey exploring the devotional music and dancing of a Sufi Islamic sub-sect called Baye Fall in Senegal. Shot entirely on VHS, and blurring the lines between the past and the present, this intimate and experimental ethnomusicology film depicts the rich spiritual landscape of the West African nation and the importance of creating a safe space where inhibitions are abandoned, bodies feel no pain and the sounds put you in a trance-like state of mind – all of which is believed to bring one closer to the Divine.
Adelina Sasnauskaite and Chiara Baima Poma have been extensively travelling in Senegal and Mauritania documenting vernacular culture and music through photography, videography and painting while immersing themselves and working closely with local communities.
More info about the WOMEX 24 Film Programme here: womex.com
See you in Manchester! #worldwidemusic #musicfilm
Baye Fall Namanala (English title: Baye Fall I Miss You)
Directed by Adelina Sasnauskaite & Chiara Baima Poma
Duration 59’ | Wolof with English subtitles
Officially selected for #WOMEX24 Film Programme:
Thursday - Saturday, 11:00-17:00
Film Library
Production Country, Year Senegal, 2024 | Produced by Blind in 1 eye | Directors of Photography/Sound/Editors/Producers Adelina Sasnauskaite, Chiara Baima Poma, Amdy Kounta
Baye Fall Namanala is a dreamlike audiovisual journey exploring the devotional music and dancing of a Sufi Islamic sub-sect called Baye Fall in Senegal. Shot entirely on VHS, and blurring the lines between the past and the present, this intimate and experimental ethnomusicology film depicts the rich spiritual landscape of the West African nation and the importance of creating a safe space where inhibitions are abandoned, bodies feel no pain and the sounds put you in a trance-like state of mind – all of which is believed to bring one closer to the Divine.
Adelina Sasnauskaite and Chiara Baima Poma have been extensively travelling in Senegal and Mauritania documenting vernacular culture and music through photography, videography and painting while immersing themselves and working closely with local communities.
More info about the WOMEX 24 Film Programme here: womex.com
See you in Manchester! #worldwidemusic #musicfilm
