Man Sa Yay

Introduced by the EOTO CUZ Team. Followed by a talk with Jimmy Bamba and Miriam Camara

In 1980, Senegalese director Safi Faye made Man Sa Yay for German television. The film follows Moussa, a student at TU Berlin, navigating solitude, friendships, and odd jobs. Letters from his family and partner in Senegal structure the narrative, reflecting desire and longing. Scenes of fellow West African expatriates reveal parallel struggles and connections, all circling around the recurring question: “When will you return?” (EOTO) 

Jimmy Bamba, born in 1947 in the south of Senegal, comes from a family of fishermen. Having lived in Berlin for decades, he shaped the world music scene as a DJ at the Club Dschungel in the 1980s and now hosts a show on Radio Multikulti.

Miriam Siré Camara is the founder of akoma coaching & consulting (2014) and akoma art (2022). She has many years of experience as an organizational developer, facilitator, and freelance curator. For over 20 years, she has been supporting transformation processes that challenge discrimination and colonialism, including in art and cultural institutions.