''Astel'' is a Senegalese-French short drama film, directed by

Ramata-Toulaye Sy Ramata-Toulaye Sy is a French-Senegalese film director and screenwriter. Early life and education Ramata-Toulaye Sy was born in Bezons and studied at La Fémis in Paris. Career Sy's 2021 short film '' Astel'' was the winner of the Share Her ...

and released in 2021. The film stars Hawa Mamadou Dia as Astel, a young girl in Senegal who loves to accompany her father (Cherif Amadou Diallo) when he herds cows, but is forced to conform to more traditional "women's work" with her mother (Khady Diallo) after a shepherd's leering looks at her lead her father to realize she is no longer safe. The film premiered at the

2021 Toronto International Film Festival The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’ ...

, where it was the winner of the

Share Her Journey Share Her Journey is a Canadian film program, created by the Toronto International Film Festival to foster the development and career advancement of women in the film industry. First launched in 2017 as a five-year campaign to offer residency and ...

award. It was subsequently screened at the 2022

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. History In ...

, where it won the SACD Award and a Special Jury Prize."Le palmarès du Festival de Clermont-Ferrand 2022 dévoilé"
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, 7 February 2022.

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* 2021 films 2021 short films French coming-of-age films French drama short films Senegalese drama films Senegalese short films 2020s French films {{2020s-France-film-stub