French film director (born 1977)
Leïla Sy
Born Leïla Dixmier
(1977-06-30 ) June 30, 1977 (age 47) Occupations Known for French director and activist Notable work Street Flow (2019)
Leïla Sy (born Leïla Dixmier ; 30 June 1977), is a French director réalisatrice and activist . She is known for her work with rapper Kery James , including co-directing the film Street Flow .
Biography
Leïla Sy was born Leïla Dixmier[ 1] [ 2] on June 30, 1977[ 3] to a French mother and Senegalese father.[ 4] [ 3]
After attending the arts school Penninghen,[ 5] [ 6] she began her career in French hip hop in the press: first working at Track List , she later became the artistic director of the French version of The Source .[ 5] [ 6]
In 2005, she founded with Joeystarr , with whom she was in a relationship,[ 7] the organization Devoirs de mémoires, with Sy as the president. In 2017, Sy was named a member of the public interest group creating the Fondation pour la mémoire de l'esclavage (Foundation for the memory of slavery).[ 8]
Since 2009, has created clips for rapper Kerry James, for whom she is the artistic director.[ 9] They created their first feature film in 2019, Street Flow, with a script written by the rapper and directed by James and Sy. The film was released on Netflix in October, 2019.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Filmography
Fiction
Documentaire
2011 : Rîmes et Châtiments
Clips
List is non-exhaustive
2009 : Je représente by Kery James
2009 : Le Retour du rap français by Kery James
2012 : Heart Stop by Wax Tailor , co-directed by Mathieu Foucher
2012 : Lettre à la République by Kery James, directed by Mathieu Foucher
2012 : Dernier MC by Kery James
2013 : Constat amer by Kery James
2013 : À l'horizon by Kery James ft. Corneille
2013 : Mystère féminin by Kery James ft. Imany
2013 : Contre nous by Kery James ft. Youssoupha & Médine , directed by Kub&Cristo
2013 : Post Scriptum by Kery James
2014 : Paris by Tunisiano
2014 : Bolchoï by Soviet Suprem
2016 : Vivre ou mourir ensemble by Kery James
2016 : N'importe quoi by Kery James
2016 : Racailles by Kery James
2016 : Musique nègre by Kery James ft. Lino & Youssoupha
2016 : J'suis pas un héros by Kery James
2016 : Game of Bells by LEJ
2016 : Le Prix by Rockin' Squat
2018 : PDM by Kery James
2018 : J'rap encore by Kery James
2018 : Amal by Kery James
2018 : Sur le drapeau by 93 Empire (Suprême NTM x Sofiane )
2018 : À la Ideal J by Kery James
2018 : Le jour où j'arrêterai le rap by Kery James
2018 : Woah by 93 Empire (Sofiane , Vald , Soolking , Sadek , Mac Tyer , Heuss l'Enfoiré , Kalash Criminel )
2018 : Rêves de gamin by Nassi
2019 : Khapta by Heuss l'Enfoiré ft. Sofiane
2019 : À qui la faute by Kery James ft. Orelsan
2019 : Les Yeux mouillés by Kery James ft. Youssoupha
2019 : Le Mélancolique by Kery James (réalisé avec Julien Faustino)
2020 : Calumet by Hornet La Frappe [ 14]
2020 : Blues by Kery James ft. Féfé
2020 : Lundi méchant by Gaël Faye
2020 : Outro by Lyna Mahyem
2020 : Control by Bilal Hassani
2021 : Le Goût de vivre by Kery James
2021 : Boomer by Gaël Faye
Awareness campaign
References
^ "Leïla Dixmier" . data.bnf.fr . .
^ Lea Ouzan (June 17, 2018). "JoeyStarr : qui est Leïla Dixmier, la mère de ses deux premiers garçons ?" . Voici . .
^ a b "Interview- Leïla Sy : Portrait musical de la réalisatrice, pilier du mouvement hip-hop" . L'Afro - news, enquêtes, reportages . 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2019-04-11 . .
^ Mamoudou Lamine Kane (September 2, 2016). "Leïla Sy, réalisatrice : "La société française est en souffrance extrême, et elle récolte malheureusement les fruits de ce qu'elle a semé depuis 40 ans" " . Mozaikrim . .
^ a b "Leïla Sy, la clippeuse de Kery James" . Africultures . November 16, 2016. .
^ a b Samba Doucouré (November 29, 2016). "Leïla Sy : « Kery James et moi-même sommes arrivés au top de notre collaboration »" . Saphirnews . .
^ Ouafa (October 28, 2019). "Leila Sy, polyvalence artistique" . abdrduson . .
^ Trésor Kibangula (May 10, 2017). "Mémoire de l'esclavage : que restera-t-il du quinquennat de François Hollande ?" . Jeune Afrique . .
^ Marie Poussel (July 10, 2019). "Netflix : Kery James dévoile les premières images de son film dans un clip avec Orelsan" . Le Parisien . Retrieved October 13, 2019 . .
^ Clio Weickert (October 10, 2019). "« Banlieusards » sur Netflix : Kery James et Leïla Sy signent un film politique sur la banlieue" . 20 Minutes . Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
^ François Rieux (September 27, 2019). "Banlieusards : première bande-annonce sous tension pour le film de Leïla Sy et Kery James" . Première . Retrieved October 13, 2019 . .
^ "Kery James dévoile la date de sortie de "Banlieusards" sur Netflix" . HuffPost . July 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019 . .
^ "Vald confirme son talent d'acteur dans le dernier épisode de Je t'aim3 " . Mouv' . February 26, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
^ "Hornet La Frappe - Calumet (Clip officiel)" . YouTube (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-06 .
^ "PRIMO LEVI CENTER – THE SOUND OF SILENCE" . Packshotmag .