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FILM SCREENINGS

  • The Second Wife

    1994. Chad/France. 25 min.

  • The Dwarf

    1995. Chad. 15 min.

  • B400

    1997. Chad. 4 min.

and more

Saturday, June 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1



  • The Second Wife

    1994. Chad/France. One bleak day, the parents of seventeen-year-old Halimé decide she should be married off to a man in his fifties. Her adamant refusal is ignored, resulting in a duel between daughter and father. In Chadian Arabic; English subtitles. 25 min.

  • The Dwarf

    1995. Chad. Goi-Goi loves to drink and play cards. His wife cheats on him and everyone in his village knows about it. When his wife and her lover are caught in the act by Goi-Goi, he seeks revenge and to regain his honor. In Chadian Arabic; English subtitles. 15 min.

  • B400

    1997. Chad. In Paris, a five-year-old girl skips rope in front of the block of flats where she lives. When a prank by two older boys strands her outside, she must find a way back in without disobeying her mother. In Chadian Arabic. 4 min.

  • Tea in the Sahel

    1998. Chad. A young man disguises whiskey in a teapot in order to avoid the wrath of his Muslim family. His father comes upon the teapot and requests a cup with unexpected results. In Chadian Arabic; English subtitles. 8 min.

In the Film exhibition Flaherty at MoMA: The Films of Mahamat Saleh Haroun

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