Né à Sayada (Born in Sayada)
by Michel Kuate
2024, Cameroun, 80 mins
1:00 PM on Sept 22, 2024
About the movie
English: Born in 1929 in Sayada, Tunisia, Tahar Cheriaa is an intellectual who revolutionized Arab and African cinema.
A special destiny for this genius who follows a rather special educational path in his village and ends up conquering the world. Founder of the first Afro-Arab festival, The Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC), he will inspire the birth of numerous cinematographic events including the FESPACO (Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou) which he founded in 1969 with his friend Sembene Ousmane. He fought all his life to give African cinema autonomy in the face of the domination of the Hollywood giants. A fight which landed him in prison for several months, wrongly accused of rebellion. His professional commitment led him to marginalize his nuclear family for decades When he died in 2010, he left posterity an enormous cinematographic and intellectual legacy, but a completely torn family.
Français: Né en 1929 à Sayada , en Tunisie, Tahar Cheriaa est un intellectuel qui a révolutionné le cinéma Arabe et Africain. Un destin particulier pour ce génie qui suit un parcours scolaire assez spécial dans son village et fini par conquérir le monde. Fondateur du premier festival Afro-Arabe, Les Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC), il va inspirer la naissance de nombreux évènements cinématographiques dont le FESPACO (Festival Panafricain de Cinéma et de télévision de Ouagadougou) qu’il fonde en 1969 avec son ami Sembene Ousmane. Il a lutté toute sa vie pour donner au cinéma Africain une autonomie face à la domination des géants de Hollywood. Un combat qui lui a valu la prison pendant plusieurs mois, accusé à tort de rébellion. Son engagement professionnel l’a amené à marginaliser sa famille nucléaire pendant des décennies A sa mort en 2010, il a laissé à la postérité un héritage cinématographique et intellectuel énorme, mais une famille complètement déchirée.
About the directors
Michel Kuate
Michel Kuate is a Cameroonian filmmaker.
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