The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohamed ChalloufDirector
- Mohamed ChalloufWriter
Cast
- Moustapha AlassaneSelf
- Férid BoughedirSelf
- Tahar CheriaaSelf
- Tawfiq SalehSelf
- Ousmane SembèneSelf
- Timité BassoriSelf