Mamadou Khouma GUEYE is a writer, director and mentor. He was born in Thiaroye Gare Senegal, a place steeped in tragic history. After studying History at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar (Senegal), he launched his career in film by campaigning for access to cinema for the population of the Dakar suburbs, before moving on to directing. He plays with what he has and draws on the collective energy of his generation to produce and distribute our cinema. He has always defended the idea that art should make room for ordinary people, and help to represent and raise awareness of sometimes difficult social and political realities.

His short films Kedougou (Grand prize for short films at Saint louis Docs and Tanit de Bronze at the Journées cinématographiques de Carthage 2017) and Xaar Yallà Professional Jury Prize and Young Festival Jury Prize Festival pêcheurs du monde courts-métrages, Green images award Tokyo and official competition Fespaco2023) have made a name for themselves. Khouma finished her first feature-length documentary, Liti-Liti, in official competition at the Vison du réel 2025.

He is a founding member of ciné-banlieue, Dakar, Senegal. From 2008 to 2013, he was responsible for coordinating and organising meetings, screenings, debates, communications and human relations for the association.
In 2015, he founded Plan B films Sénégal and created ‘taste of salt’ project, which involves an artistic residency, an image education workshop in working-class neighbourhoods and film festivals at Lac Rose in Senegal.