Women & Online Television in Senegal - Screening of Mistress of a Married Man

Women & Online Television in Senegal - Screening of Mistress of a Married Man + Q&A with director Kalista Sy

Part of the The African Languages, Literatures and Cultures Network (@AfCultures) events

Online and in-person event

Tuesday 26 March 2024, 4.30pm-6pm

Mark Bedingham Seminar Room, St John’s College, Oxford

No booking required for in-person attendance.

Register via Eventbrite to join the discussion online.

Online registration closes 15 minutes before the start of the event. You will be sent the joining link within 48 hours of the event, on the day and once again 10 minutes before the event starts.

Chaired by Dr Estrella Sendra and Dr Alexandra Grieve

St John’s Cinema Club and the African Languages, Literatures and Cultures Network are excited to welcome Senegalese online television series screenwriter, director and producer Kalista Sy.

The event will start with a brief introduction to Kalista Sy by Dr Estrella Sendra (Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London), followed by the screening of the first episode of the series Maîtresse d’un homme marié (Mistress of a Married Man) and a discussion with the filmmaker. Khadidiatou Sy, known as Kalista Sy, is a Senegalese screenwriter, director and producer, who became famous in Africa and beyond following the success of her first series, Maîtresse d’un homme marié (Mistress of a Married Man), known as MDHM. MDHM is the first Senegalese women-led television series where women are placed at the very centre of the narrative. The series, first released on 25 January 2019, and broadcasted online via YouTube, became viral, with over 5 million viewers per episode, and being compared to Sex and the City in international media. In 2019, following the international success of MDHM, Kalista Sy made it to the BBC’s list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Refreshments will be served after the discussion.

For directions to the seminar room, please ask at St John’s Porters Lodge, St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JP.  For accessibility details, click here.

Hosted by the TORCH African Languages, Literatures and Cultures Network and the St John’s College Cinema Club

African Languages, Literatures and Cultures Network, TORCH Networks