DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Ellie Foumbi

Ellie is an award-winning Cameroonian-American filmmaker whose debut film, Our Father, the Devil, went on to win 17 prizes at international film festivals and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in the Best Feature category. She's a BAFTA Breakthrough USA Fellow and was named 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine. Her projects have been supported by The Gotham, Film Independent, the Tribeca Film Institute, SFFILM Rainin Grant, and the Venice Biennale College. Ellie’s stories often explore pressing social-political issues within the African diaspora, aiming to shine a light on marginalized populations whose voices are seldom heard or included.