Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab (2014)

6.0/10 • 69 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Moustapha Alassane

Férid Boughedir

Tawfiq Saleh

Ousmane Sembène

Timité Bassori

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