Mamadou Khouma Gueye

Mamadou Khouma Gueye is a Senegalese filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, sound engineer and film educator. He was born in 1981 in Thiaroye Gare, Senegal, and studied History at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar before moving into filmmaking.

His work is strongly connected to the lives of ordinary people in Dakar’s suburbs, particularly Guinaw Rails. His documentaries often explore social inequality, displacement, urban development, youth, education and the effects of political and economic changes on local communities.

His notable works include Kédougou (2017/2018), Xaar Yallà (2021), Saraba (2018) and Liti Liti (2025). His short documentary Kédougou received the Grand Prize at Saint-Louis Docs and a Bronze Tanit at the Carthage Film Days, while Xaar Yallà was selected for FESPACO.

His first feature documentary, Liti Liti (The Attachment), follows his mother and her forced departure from their family home in Guinaw Rails, which was cleared for construction connected to Senegal's Regional Express Train (TER). The film was produced as a Senegal/Belgium/France co-production and premiered in 2025.