Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga has worked as an actress with renowned directors like Michael Haneke ("Hidden", 2005), Cédric Klapisch ("Russian Dolls", 2005), and Michel Gondry ("Mood Indigo", 2013). Born in Dakar and based in Paris, she starred in Alain Gomis’ "Tey" (2012), which screened in Berlinale Competition, and earned a César nomination for "Bamako" (2006). She appeared in "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (2019), which also screened at the Berlinale. As a director, her documentary "Above Water" premiered in Cannes (2021). She stars in "Marie & Jolie", Erige Sehiri’s follow-up to "Under the Fig Trees".