Talia's Journey

Talia is a 19 year old Belgian girl, with Senegalese roots, visiting her country of origin for the first time.

She starts off in Dakar, in the luxurious villa of her cousin’s family, hoping to meet her grandmother. But her grandmother is nowhere to be found and the villa quickly becomes a “golden prison”. Until she meets Malika, a mysterious bird street seller.

  • Christophe Rolin
    Director
  • Christophe Rolin
    Writer
  • Penda Diouf
    Writer
  • Marc Recchia
    Writer
  • Souleymane Kebe
    Producer
  • Christophe Rolin
    Producer
  • Monique Marnette
    Producer
  • Marc Recchia
    Producer
  • Muna Traub
    Producer
  • Khady Sissoko
    Producer
  • Nadège Bibo-Tansia
    Key Cast
    "Talia"
  • Aminata Sarr
    Key Cast
    "Malika"
  • Oumy Sow
    Key Cast
    "Binta"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Le Voyage de Talia
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 26, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    220,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, Senegal
  • Language:
    Dutch, French, Wolof
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Brussels International Film Festival
    Brussels
    Belgium
    June 26, 2022
    World Premiere
    National Competition
  • Award : Best Actress (Teranga Movies Award - Senegal)
    Dakar
    Senegal
    Best Actress
  • Award: Best Sound Design (Urbanworld Film Festival - New York)
    New York City
    United States
    October 28, 2022
    Best Sound Design
  • Palm Springs IFF
    Palm Springs
    United States
  • JCC Carthage FF
    Tunis
    Tunisia
    October 28, 2022
    Maghreb Premiere
    Semaine de la Critique
  • Award: Best director (Meta Film Fest - Dubaï)
    Dubaï
    United Arab Emirates
    October 29, 2022
    Middle East premiere
    Best Director
  • Award: Best Actress (Black Star International Film Festival - Ghana)
    Accra
    Ghana
    September 15, 2022
    African Premiere
    Best Actress
  • Honorable Mention: Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival
    Port of Spain
    Trinidad and Tobago
    September 15, 2022
    Caribbean Premiere
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Christophe Rolin

Director and Cinematographer, Christophe Rolin makes his films outside of traditional production circuits. He enjoys filming in natural light, favors natural settings and discovering new talents, His favorite themes are the quest for identity and migration, which is also the subject of his first feature film "Le Voyage de Talia", between Belgium and Senegal. He co-directed the short film Dem-Dem! who won the Silver Tanit at the 2017 Carthage Film Festival and competted in Clermont Ferrand, Palms Springs IFF, Durban IFF. In 2012, he founded the production company "Bande de Ciné" with Marc Recchia and Giuseppe Di Francisca.

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Director Statement

Logline
An exploration of the notion of home revolving the coming of age of an Afro-European woman who arrives for the first time in Africa.

About the film
At once a vital portrait of an Afro European woman struggling to find her place in the world and a poetic meditation on identity.

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Summary :
The Roots of Talia’s Journey
Why We Decided to Tell the Story of Talia?
Christophe Rolin about his Relationship with the Story
Penda Diouf, about writing the voice over
Nadège Bibo-Tansia, about playing Talia
Aminata Sarr, about playing Malika
Oumy Sow, about playing Binta
The Process
Four Languages spoken in the film
Financing Talia's Journey