The Fruitless Tree

The Fruitless Tree (L'arbre sans fruit) is a Nigerien bilingual documentary film written and directed by Aïcha Macky on her directorial debut.[1] The documentary project was influenced and inspired by the death of director's own mother who died when the director was only five years old at the time. The documentary won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2016.[2]

The Fruitless Tree
Directed byAïcha Macky
Screenplay byAïcha Macky
Story byAïcha Macky
Produced bySani Elhadj Magori
Clara Vuillermoz
StarringAïcha Macky
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryNiger
LanguagesFrench
Hausa

Cast

  • Aïcha Macky as herself

Synopsis

The director who is a married woman without any children in real life, confronts with the issue of infertility which is a concern in Niger. She shares a collection of stories about wives and husbands who refuse to be tested.[3]

References

  1. "The Fruitless Tree". BAM.org. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. Barlet, Olivier (2016-07-13). "The Fruitless Tree by Aïcha Macky". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. "The Fruitless Tree ("L'Arbre sans fruit"), by Aicha Macky". Institut français. Retrieved 2019-11-29.


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