In collaboration with Brooklyn-based Jollof Films, co-founded by Senegalese artists Assane Sy and Ahmad Cissé, Metrograph presents a screening of Moussa Sene Absa’s Xalé (2022). This special event includes a post-screening Q&A session with Jollof Films, where they will discuss the film's themes, its director's vision, and the importance of addressing gender-based violence in African cinema. Jollof Films chose Xalé due to Moussa Sène Absa's legendary status as a Senegalese filmmaker and his resonating vision of African cinema.

Xalé: The Childhood Wounds with Assane Sy and Ahmad Cissé (Jollof Films)

Moussa Sene Absa's Dakar-set family melodrama, Xalé, is a vibrant, chronology-hopping tale of female resilience and revenge that freely interweaves various narrative strategies. This film is the third installment in Absa's trilogy, continuing to dissect and confront gender-based violence within a powerful, women-centered world. The film stands as an unapologetic, deeper dive into the themes explored in the previous installments.