ZINDER

By Aicha MACKY

ANDANA FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2021

In the town of Zinder in Niger, in the poor area of Kara-Kara which used to be the lepers’ district, a culture of gang violence reigns. A group of youths is trying to break free from this violence, some are trying to start a family and make a life for themselves rather than end up in prison.

Festivals
& Awards

Visions du Réel 2021
International Competition
CPH:DOX 2021
Change Makers
DOK.fest Munich 2021
Durban 2021
Encounters 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Female director
    • Countries
    • NIGER, FRANCE, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • Other
    • Duration
    • 82 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Aicha MACKY
    • Producer(s)
    • Clara VUILLERMOZ (POINT DU JOUR), Clara VUILLERMOZ (LES FILMS DU BALIBARI)
    • Synopsis
    • In the town of Zinder in Niger, in the poor area of Kara-Kara which used to be the lepers’ district, a culture of gang violence reigns. A group of youths is trying to break free from this violence, some are trying to start a family and make a life for themselves rather than end up in prison. Aicha Macky, who comes from Zinder, films their daily lives divided between their gangs and their families. We discover how they skilfully cope with life’s challenges and witness their desire to break free from the cycle of violence which has built their identities.