Fruitless

  • Arbre sans fruit (L')
© Courtesy Les Films du balibari
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2016
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)
http://www.balibari.com/films/the-fruitless-tree/

Married with no kids, the director Aicha and her husband are facing a non-standard situation in their society. But in Niger as everywhere else in the world, there are infertility problems. Relying on her personnal experience, Aicha Macki explores with sensitivity this taboo, questions women's status within nigerian society and in a wider perspective feminity and motherhood issues.

A film by Aicha Macky

Niger, 2016, Documentary, 52 mins

Produced by Clara Vuillermoz & Sani Magori


The Fruitless Tree - Trailer from Les films du balibari on Vimeo.



Written and directed by Aicha Macky
Editing: Aurélie Jourdan
Cinematography: Julien Bossé
Sound: Corneille Houssou
Music: Dominique Peter
Mixing: Aymeric Eustache
Grading: Bertrand Latouche

Year of production: 2016
Duration: 52 min

Production:
Les films du balibari (France)
Maggia Images (Niger)

In coproduction with Lyon Capitale TV (France)

with the support of
Région des Pays de la Loire,
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie,
Procirep-Angoa,
Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée.

This film is part of "Lumières du monde" collection (Africadoc).

Broadcast: Lyon Capitale TV (France)

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Events

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Files

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The Fruitless Tree - Official Trailer

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L'Arbre sans fruit - Bande-annonce

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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