Maimouna Doucouré is a French director of Senegalese origins who made her feature film debut with the 2020 film Cuties.
Maimouna Doucouré
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Hawa
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(2022)
Young Hawa lives alone with her dying grandmother. When she learns that Michelle Obama is visiting Paris, Hawa becomes infatuated with the idea of being adopted by the former first lady, whom she admires more than anything.
Cuties
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(2020)
Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named "the cuties" at school and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity — upsetting her mother and her values in the process.
Maman(s)
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(2015)
Eight-year-old Aida’s world is turned upside when her father returns from Senegal with a woman he introduces as his second wife.
