The Fruitless Tree / a film by Aicha Macky.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Macky, Aicha, director.

Peter, Dominique, composer.

Sani Elhadj Magori, 1971- producer.

Vuillermoz, Clara, producer.

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Infertility--Niger.

Infertility.

Childlessness--Niger.

Childlessness.

Niger.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris : Point du Jour International, 2016.

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

As a married but childless woman, Aicha finds herself in a situation that is totally 'out of the ordinary' in her country, Niger, where women are expected to have children. But just like everywhere else in the world today, Niger also experiences problems with infertility. Based on her personal story, Aicha Macki explores the private suffering of women in her situation with great sensitivity. Speaking openly as a childless woman among mothers, she breaks a taboo in Nigerien society...Her own mother died in childbirth. Aicha often thinks of her and addresses her silent questions to her mother as she tries to understand her own situation and that of women in general in her country.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed October 13, 2016).

Won 2016 Festival international du film de femme de Salé (Women's film festival) Morocco, Best Documentary

2016 FESTICAB (Cinema & audiovisual Festival) Burundi, Best Documentary

2016 The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nigeria, Best Documentary

OCLC:

961283495

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.