{"id":809,"date":"2026-07-17T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:56:38","slug":"alone-against-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Alone Against All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ac053931-SCT_TEASER_HD.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Headshot-5049ae6ab5-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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563px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alone against all<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/posters\/003\/859\/199\/original\/6680d399a8-poster.jpg?1775990241\"><\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Synopsis Anglais et Fran\u00e7ais :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawa and Khadim, a Senegalese couple married for three years, love each other very much but hide a secret: their chances of conceiving are almost zero. While the weight of this silence becomes heavy to carry, Mariama, Khadim&#8217;s mother, decides to interfere in their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to do anything to ensure the offspring of her only son, she decides to impose her niece on him, Bintou younger and more fertile in his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Hawa accept this co-wife or will she choose to leave to protect her integrity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawa et Khadim, un couple de s\u00e9n\u00e9galais mari\u00e9s depuis trois ans, s\u2019aiment \u00e9norm\u00e9ment mais dissimulent un secret : leurs chances de concevoir sont quasiment nulles. Alors que le poids de ce silence devient lourd \u00e0 porter, Mariama, la m\u00e8re de Khadim, d\u00e9cide de s\u2019immiscer dans leur foyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pr\u00eate \u00e0 tout pour assurer la descendance de son fils unique, elle d\u00e9cide de lui imposer sa ni\u00e8ce Bintou, plus jeune et fertile \u00e0 ses yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawa acceptera-t-elle cette co-\u00e9pouse ou choisira-t-elle de partir pour prot\u00e9ger son int\u00e9grit\u00e9?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Mazigna Barros<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/003\/859\/199\/original\/5049ae6ab5-headshot.jpg?1778271800\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directrice de production chez ZIGNA&#8217;STAR PRODUCTION, Mazigna Barros m\u00e8ne une carri\u00e8re pluridisciplinaire<br>o\u00f9 se rejoignent le jeu d&#8217;acteur, la r\u00e9alisation et l&#8217;accompagnement social. Apr\u00e8s avoir pr\u00eat\u00e9 sa voix pendant<br>cinq ans \u00e0 des films africains \u2014 notamment en \u00e9tant la voix fran\u00e7aise de Daro dans Dinamah nek \u2014 et suivi une<br>formation th\u00e9\u00e2trale de trois ans, elle s&#8217;est illustr\u00e9e comme com\u00e9dienne dans la s\u00e9rie s\u00e9n\u00e9galaise Tic Tac.<br>Une Filmographie entre Engagement et R\u00e9alit\u00e9<br>Passionn\u00e9e par l&#8217;\u00e9criture et la r\u00e9alisation, elle utilise le cin\u00e9ma pour explorer des th\u00e8mes sociaux sensibles et<br>donner une voix aux victimes. Sa filmographie t\u00e9moigne d&#8217;une grande polyvalence entre fiction et<br>documentaire :<br>\u2022 Seule contre tous (2026) : Court-m\u00e9trage de 15 minutes explorant le combat d&#8217;une femme pour son int\u00e9grit\u00e9<br>face \u00e0 l&#8217;infertilit\u00e9. Coproduit par Zigna Star Production et Diabarr Production, ce projet a permis \u00e0 l&#8217;actrice<br>Seynabou Kane de venir en France pour participer \u00e0 cette aventure.<br>\u2022 Mansour Seck et Baaba Maal (2025\/2026) : Film documentaire actuellement en cours de r\u00e9alisation.<br>\u2022 Sous Silence (2024) : Ce film aborde les sujets d\u00e9licats de la violence conjugale et de l&#8217;inceste, remportant<br>plusieurs prix internationaux.<br>\u2022 Mirage (2023) : Son premier court-m\u00e9trage, tourn\u00e9 au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, qui met en lumi\u00e8re les enjeux de la migration<br>et a re\u00e7u le prix du meilleur court-m\u00e9trage au Festival Cin\u00e9ma et Vie.<br>Cin\u00e9ma et Accompagnement Social<br>Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 ses cr\u00e9ations, Mazigna est form\u00e9e au coaching de vie. Elle lie ses deux expertises \u00e0 travers des ateliers artistiques visant \u00e0 restaurer la confiance et l&#8217;estime de soi. Elle a notamment collabor\u00e9 avec l&#8217;association Aurore pour r\u00e9aliser un court-m\u00e9trage avec ses r\u00e9sidents, illustrant sa volont\u00e9 de mettre l&#8217;art au service du lien social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quand on sait que la vie et le courage des autres d\u00e9pendent de votre propre vie et de votre propre courage, on n&#8217;a plus le droit d&#8217;avoir peur. \u00bb C\u2019est avec ces mots du grand cin\u00e9aste s\u00e9n\u00e9galais Semb\u00e8ne Ousmane grav\u00e9s dans mon esprit que je trace mon chemin..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je suis Mazigna BARROS, r\u00e9alisatrice franco-s\u00e9n\u00e9galaise. \u00c0 travers mon travail, je cherche \u00e0 utiliser l&#8217;art cin\u00e9matographique comme un moyen de sensibilisation sur des questions qui me touchent profond\u00e9ment. L&#8217;\u00e9criture de sc\u00e9narios me permet de donner une voix aux victimes et de mettre en lumi\u00e8re des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9es.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alone against all Synopsis Anglais et Fran\u00e7ais : Hawa and Khadim, a Senegalese couple married for three years, love each other very much but hide a secret: their chances of conceiving are almost zero. While the weight of this silence becomes heavy to carry, Mariama, Khadim&#8217;s mother, decides to interfere in their home. 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