Back to directory

Babucarr Manka

Location:
The Gambia
Languages:
English
Issues:
Climate Change, Disability Rights, Women and Girls, Human Rights
Cultural/racial identity:
African
Self identification:
male

Bio

Babucarr Manka is a documentary filmmaker and journalism student that is passionate about human right stories coming from Africa. His first fiction film "Gifts From Babylon" played in more than 100 countries and won more than 28 international awards. In 2020, he shot his first international documentary called Home Again which premiered at the Dok.Fest Munich. He is currently the spokesperson of Film Producers Association of the Gambia.