Bye Bye Africa


1h 26m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun returns to his native Chad after his mother dies. Visiting his hometown of N'Djamena for the first time in 10 years, he sadly notes the war-depeleted state of the country. Attempting to begin pre-production on a new feature, Haroun auditions locals and tries to get the

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Location
N'Djamena, Chad

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

Filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun returns to his native Chad after his mother dies. Visiting his hometown of N'Djamena for the first time in 10 years, he sadly notes the war-depeleted state of the country. Attempting to begin pre-production on a new feature, Haroun auditions locals and tries to get the project off the ground within Chad's declining film industry.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Location
N'Djamena, Chad

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 20 - May 4, 2000.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

Feature directorial debut for short filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 20 - May 4, 2000.)

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)