The woman behind Senegal's Sex and the City
Kalista Sy's TV series tackles subjects which are normally off limits in Senegal, such as sex, infidelity, domestic abuse and polygamy.
Kalista Sy is on a mission to show Senegalese women that they can be themselves. She鈥檚 created a TV series called 鈥淢aitresse d'un homme mari茅鈥� which tackles subjects which are normally off limits in Senegal 鈥� such as sex, infidelity, domestic abuse and polygamy. The series is hugely popular, even though it has been criticised by religious clerics and TV regulators in the country. Kalista tells Jo Fidgen how she learned to write a TV series via the internet and how women get in touch with her all the time to tell her their stories.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Jo Impey
Picture: Kalista Sy
Credit: FDF Paris Creative Agency
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