ADAMA

Synopsis

12-year-old Adama lives in a remote West African village. Beyond the cliffs lies the World of
Wind, where the Nassaras reign.
One night his older brother Samba disappears.
Defying the village elders, Adama decides to set off in search of him. With the steadfast
determination of a child coming of age, he embarks on a quest that takes him over the seas,
to the North, to the frontline of the First World War.
The year is 1916.

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SIMON ROUBY
Born in 1980, Simon Rouby started out a spray can in hand before moving on to other art forms such as sculpture and painting. He studied filmmaking first at Les Gobelins art school, Paris, then at Calarts, Los Angeles. His films have been selected for many international festivals including Cannes, Clermont, San Diego, Bucharest, Ottawa and Taiwan.

[INTERVIEW with Simon Rouby]http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/efa-2015-interview-with-simon-rouby