In spring 2015, GLOBALSPORT member Mark Hann teamed up with Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Khouma Gueye with the goal of making a film about the hopes, desires, and lives of aspiring athletes in Senegal. The collaboration resulted in the ethnographic documentary "Yëngël Gësëm - Wrestling with hope" [...]. The Wolof title literally translates as ‘shake and stir', and comes from a popular chant encouraging wrestlers to take the initiative in grappling with their adversaries. Here, it also refers to the courage and determination shown by young athletes as they attempt to beat the odds and seize the opportunity of a professional sports career.

A film by Mamadou Khouma Guèye and Mark Hann.

Senegal, 2015 / documentary / 40min