The First Name (2023)
At 31, Fanta, a lawyer, is pregnant and about to give birth. Following a phone call between her husband and her mother-in-law, she discovers that the latter has already chosen the baby's name. Stunned by this situation, she decides to fight for the right to name her child.
Director:
Aïssatou Ndiaye Gueye
Writer:
Aïssatou Ndiaye Gueye
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Fatoumata Sy as |
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Mory Ba as |
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Arame Mbaye Ndao as |
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Fatou Fall as |
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Gnima Coly as |
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Abdoulaye Diouf as |
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Seydina Isaa Sarr as |
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Amy Déme, as |
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Aminata Atta Gueye as |
| Directing | Aïssatou Ndiaye Gueye | Director |
| Camera | Oumar Ba | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Julia Mingo | Color Grading |
| Writing | Aïssatou Ndiaye Gueye | Screenplay |
| Art | El Hadj Babacar Diallo | Decorator |
| Sound | Cheikh Seye | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Ange Hubert | Mixing Engineer |
| Sound | Félix Henrion | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Julien Schickel | Editor |
| Sound | Akim Ben Abass Sow | Sound |