Ellie Foumbi

Ellie Foumbi is an award-winning Cameroonian American filmmaker and novelist whose debut film, Our Father, the Devil, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It went on to screen at international film festivals all over the world, winning many prizes, including the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Mind the Gap Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It received universal critical acclaim, including Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award Nominations. Ellie is an alumna of Berlinale Talents and a BAFTA Breakthrough USA Fellow. She was also named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine. Her debut novel, co-written with NYT Bestselling author, Iain Reid, will be published by Simon & Schuster in the Fall of 2026.