'Josephine Baker' Biopic Begins Production in France and Bulgaria
Production has officially begun in France and Bulgaria on a new biographical film about iconic performer and resistance fighter Josephine Baker, starring FKA Twigs and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré.
Newsnibs Staff
- 2026-09-09
- Updated 7:08 AM UTC
(Paris, France)
Production is underway on the biographical film about Josephine Baker, with writer and director Maïmouna Doucouré leading the project. Filming runs through November 13 across multiple European locations, including Paris, the Dordogne, and Sofia.
FKA Twigs stars in the title role, portraying the US-French Jazz Age performer who also served as a French Resistance member during the Second World War and functioned as an American civil rights movement voice. The supporting cast features Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giuseppe Maggio, Grégory Montel, Benjamin Millepied, Féodor Atkine, Alex Lutz, and Harmony Riley.
Studiocanal and Bien Ou Bien Productions are producing the film in France. Studiocanal manages worldwide sales for the project and holds distribution rights for the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Benelux, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
