Chadian cinema is small in output but significant in spirit, shaped largely by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, whose quiet, observational films brought the country to international festival attention. Talking About Trees offers a moving look at the struggle to keep film culture alive in the country itself. See what Macca made of Chad's films below.
Rating: 3.0★
There's a moment about halfway through Lingui, the Sacred Bonds where the camera simply watches a woman work. No dialogue, no dramatic score, just hands moving and the sounds of daily labour filling the frame. It's the kind of moment that either locks you in completely
Genre Documentary
★★★ — Talking About Trees (2019)
Genre Documentary
★★½ — Lac (2019)
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