For helmer Moussa Toure, journeys are more interesting than destinations. His sophomore pic, “TGV,” was set on a long bus ride, and his third feature, “The Pirogue,” largely takes place within a ...

The 2013 African Film Festival kicks off at Washington University on Friday night with a screening of La Pirogue, the new feature from Senegalese fillmmaker Moussa Touré. Adapted from Abasse Ndione’s ...

Moussa Touré's drama chronicles a group of West African immigrants who attempt a hazardous illegal crossing to mainland Europe. By Stephen Dalton Cannes La Pirogue Still - H 2012 Illuminating the ...

The title of Senegalese director Moussa Touré's new drama refers to the flat-bottomed motorboat transporting 30 West African immigrants on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain. It's a trip that is meant to ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. The glitz of Cannes on the French Riviera ...

Don’t volunteer to be the captain of a risky voyage at sea, says one character to another at the beginning of “The Pirogue.” Being in charge makes one responsible for human lives. Lives indeed prove ...

KENOSHA — The fourth film in The Tournees Festival hosted by Carthage College, Moussa Touré’s trenchant chronicle of a sea trek from West Africa to Europe lays bare the incalculable perils of ...

For helmer Moussa Toure, journeys are more interesting than destinations. His sophomore pic, “TGV,” was set on a long bus ride, and his third feature, “The Pirogue,” largely takes place within a ...

A fishing village in the outer suburbs of Dakar. Many pirogues set off from there to reach the Spanish territory of the Canary Islands, after an often deadly crossing. Baye Laye is captain of a ...