Gentille M. Assih

Writerdirector Gentille M Assih received university training in communications and human resources before studying writing and documentary filmmaking In 2006 Assih studied screenwriting and documentary making with Africadoc in Senegal During this same period she earned a BTS in communication from the African Institute of Commercial Studies She earned her masters in film from the Universit de Qubec Montral UQAM in 2013 In 2009 she directed her first documentary emItchombiem produced by Ardche Images Production That same year she produced and directed the short drama emBidenam lespoir dun villageem with the support of the Goethe Institute of Johannesburg It won the Jury Prize at the Vues dAfrique International Film Festival in Montreal In 2010 she made the documentary emAkpmaem which laid the groundwork for emLe rite la folle et moi The Rite the Madwoman and Meem in which she studies the initiation rite for women in northern Togo Released in 2012 it won numerous awards including the audience choice award for best documentary film at the Festival Cinmas dAfrique dAngers in FrancebrbrAlso see a hrefhttpswwwnorthernstarscaintothelightfromnfbInto the Light from NFBabrbrbr