The missing layer
of African cinema.
64% of Africans speak neither French nor English. Wawaw builds the infrastructure that gives them access to world cinema, in their own language.
Modou Lolly Sarr
Founder & CEO
Sound engineer.
Developer. Entrepreneur.
Modou Lolly Sarr grew up in Rufisque and Keur Massar, Dakar. With no film school and no institutional funding, he dubbed Fast & Furious 9 into Wolof, built Wawaw for iOS and Android, and earned Apple certification, entirely self-taught.
"Language is the missing layer. The content exists. The technology exists. What is missing is the infrastructure, and that is what Wawaw builds."
From WordSharp
to the SCALE Summit.
WordSharp Music Studio
Certified sound engineer, professional mixing. Collaborations with One Lyrical, Akhlou Brick, Nit Doff and the leading figures of the Senegalese urban scene. Over 10 years of studio experience.
Fast & Furious 9 in Wolof
First Wolof dub of a $300M Hollywood blockbuster. Universal Pictures contacted. Start of formal discussions.
Apple Developer certification
Apple-certified developer, self-taught, via YouTube. The Wawaw app built for iOS and Android.
Wawaw Sénégal registered
RCCM SN DKR 2024 A3530, NINEA 0110106761D1. The first African localization company in local languages.
HEC PARIS Challenge+ & PSPO
HEC PARIS Challenge+ certified (entrepreneurship programme). Professional Scrum Product Owner certified (October 2025), product methodology applied to Wawaw.
Partnerships & Launch
Advanced discussions with Blue Pictures, Trino Motion Pictures, UIP London. F&F 9 premiere in Wolof, Grand Théâtre de Dakar, 27 November 2026.
Four pillars,
one mission.
Studio dubbing
312h of Wolof voice data. AI pipeline towards Pular, Bambara, Mandinka. The first professional African voice corpus.
Five windows
Cinema, Wawaw, Diaspora, TV Broadcast, YouTube. Every title extracts value at each distribution stage.
Mobile-first
iOS and Android built and ready. Wave, Orange Money, Airtime. No bank card required to start.
Zero minimum guarantee
Pure revenue share. Partners keep their catalogue. Wawaw covers localization and distribution.
Let's build
together.
Producer, distributor, investor or enthusiast, there is a place for you in the Wawaw story.