Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab

Overview

Tahar Cheriaa: Under the Shadow of the Baobab documents the career of one of the core fathers of Pan-Africanism and founder of Africa’s first film festival, the Carthage Film Festival. After Tunisian independence, Cheriaa used all his energy to bring the first authentic images of postcolonial Africa to broader audiences. The film depicts Cheriaa’s ideas and projects, with interviews and archival material creating a complete portrait of the man and his fight for both Sub-Saharan African cinema and African cinema as a whole.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 30, 2014

Original language

French

Countries

Tunisia

Production

Caravanes Productions

Cast

Timité Bassori,Tahar Cheriaa,Moustapha Alassane,Ousmane Sembène,Férid Boughedir,Tawfiq Saleh

Director

Mohamed Challouf

Writer

Mohamed Challouf

Cinematography

Mohamed Challouf,Hatem Nechi,Kamel Régaya,Cristina Bocchialini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4467128