Road under the white dust of the Bandia forest

Films

What I film

Documentaries co-directed with Thomas Grand, between research and cinema: showing what the land takes, and letting those who hold on to it be heard.

Road under the white dust of the Bandia forest 2026 · Documentary short · 13’45 White Forest A film by Thomas Grand and Joan Bastide See the film page →

Destroyed by limestone quarrying, the Bandia forest is losing its bees. Despite the white dust and the wildlife that has fled, Abdou Seck, a 72-year-old beekeeper, refuses to leave and keeps fighting out of love for his land.

Joan Bastide filming in a Senegalese village
In post-production · AgroVoiceS

Les veines ouvertes de la terre

Feature documentary · co-directed with Thomas Grand

Feature-length documentary on land grabbing and the agroecological transition in Senegal. The film gives voice to those on the ground - farmers, researchers, decision-makers - and questions the links between land, food and sovereignty.

Co-directed with Thomas Grand, a senior documentary filmmaker whose work has received more than 80 international awards. Currently in post-production.

The project in Seeds →

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