A Breton teacher sailed to Senegal and built the future. No cape required.
The story of a pioneer, Germaine Le Goff (1891-1986). After World War I, the Breton teacher left Douarnenez for adventure, with a journey that led her to Senegal. In 1938, she founded and directed a teacher training college in Rufisque, near Dakar, the first for primary school teachers in Africa.
Direction
Freland lets Le Goff's letters breathe without over-narrating.
Production
Stunning restoration of 1930s Senegal footage.
Writing
Elegant weaving of personal archive and historical context.
Director
Francois-Xavier Freland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Freland discovered Le Goff's personal letters in a Douarnenez attic, untouched for 40 years.
Rufisque's École Normale still operates today, though renamed—Le Goff's building survives as a teachers' residence.
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