Djellibah Studios

The System

This visual artistic manifestation represents the monotony of daily life, and the confusion between life and existence in a world where it is often difficult to find one's place, given the endless and often anarchic cycle of the System. Filmed between Dakar, Ouagadougou and Conakry, this Afro-centric piece is a debut for the Burkinabe artist PanAfricus. English voiceover with French subtitles.

Casted Souls

Casted Souls is the latest work of award-winning Burkinabé screenwriter and director PanAfricus. This short film, featuring Wolof poetry offered by Souleymane Diallo, a Senegalese journalist and poet, illustrates the common theme of young love made impossible by an ancient caste tradition, which has jeopardized many relationships and mariages in Senegal and throughout the world.
An emotional performance by Aïda Camara makes us feel what it means to be speechless in the face of faceless and feudal dogmas. Fully filmed with two smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S8 and S7 edge), Dakar and Thies in Senegal, and Brikama in The Gambia.

About Panafricus

Panafricus, or by his real name, Gilles Amadou, is a passionate self taught filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He chose the moniker, because he has lived and worked in over 20 African countries throughout his humanitarian career. As a result he seeks to create a connection to every culture he is exposed to, through his art, his writing and his discoveries.

Filmmaking was a dream until his family encouraged him to pick up a smartphone (and a gopro hero 5) and the System, his first attempt at creating visual art, won an award at the first annual bushman film festival, in Abidjan. His sophomore short film, Casted Souls, was directed, written and shot with a larger team of collaborators and deals with the Caste System in Senegal.

Gilles Amadou’s approach to film is experimental, considering that he has no formal training in film nor does he use conventional equipment for his work. He has successfully written directed produced and filmed exceptional pieces with :
- A Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
- A GoPro Hero 5
-A Samsung Galaxy S8
-A Samsung Galaxy S9