The Fruitless Tree | |
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Directed by | Aïcha Macky |
Screenplay by | Aïcha Macky |
Story by | Aïcha Macky |
Produced by | Sani Elhadj Magori Clara Vuillermoz |
Starring | Aïcha Macky |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
Country | Niger |
Languages | French Hausa |
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]