Dafa Metti

  • 10 10
  • 2020
  • 14min
Dafa Metti
  • Original Title: Dafa Metti

A poignant look at the daily lives of undocumented Senegalese migrants selling Eiffel Tower trinkets, revealing the harsh realities behind the shimmering façade of Paris.

Dafa Metti
Awards

AWARDS: Best Short Documentary First Prize. Rhode Island International Film Festival/ 
Shorts Honorable Mention. Sidewalk Film Festival/ Best Short Documentary. St Albans Film Festival/ Best Short Documentary. Nottingham International Film Festival/ Pax Diversity Award. Diversions International Short Film Festival/ David Kleiler Award. Newburyport Documentary Film Festival/ Special Mention. Austrian Film Festival/ Best Short Film Award. Humans of Film Festival/ Best Short Documentary Award. Courage Film Festival 

OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival/ AFI DOCS/ Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival/ Hamptons International Film Festival/ Calgary International Film Festival/ Odense International Film Festival/ Woodstock Film Festival/ Kassel Dokfest/ Telluride Mountainfilm/ SCAD Savannah Film Festival/ RiverRun International Film Festival/ Indie Memphis Film Festival/ Hawaii International Film Festival/ DC Shorts International Film Festival/ Edmonton International Film Festival/ Cinequest Film Festival/ Santa Fe Independent Film Festival/
Interfilm International Short Film Festival/ British Shorts Film Festival/ Tacoma Film Festival/ Encounters South African International Documentary Festival/ FIDBA - International Documentary Film Festival Buenos Aires/ Tirana International Film Festival/ Tallgrass Film Festival/ Norwich Film Festival/ Kerry International Film Festival/ IndieCork Film Festival/ Human Rights Film Festival Barcelona/ Blue Danube Film Festival/ Athens International Film and Video Festival/ London Short Film Festival/ Sonoma International Film Festival/Thin Line Festival/ Sedona International Film Festival/ Exit 6 Film Festival/ Bolton Film Festival

 

Dafa Metti - Survival in the shadows of the Eiffel Tower

Paris shines, but not for all. Underneath its glittering skyline, undocumented Senegalese migrants carve out a living by selling miniature Eiffel Towers to tourists.

Their days are filled with relentless chases from the police, homesickness, and the weight of responsibility to provide for families thousands of miles away. This gripping documentary offers an unfiltered, deeply human portrait of resilience, sacrifice, and the unspoken struggles lurking beneath the beauty of the City of Lights. 

Tal Amiran
Tal Amiran Director

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