Photo of Abraham Haile Biru
Photo of Abraham Haile Biru

Abraham Haile Biru

“Most of the time there is no work in East Africa. Some years ago, we made a very short 35 mm movie backed by South Africa. That was the only one. Normally, I travel to South Africa, to Zimbabwe or to West Africa, which has ties with France – there are a lot of directors living in France, in Paris, which makes it a little bit easier for them to get funding – so I work in Burkina Faso, in Chad, in Niger. I have to leave my region and go south or west and occasionally to central Africa.”

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    DRY SEASON

    MAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN Chad, 2006

    Winner of the Grand Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, this Chadian film presents an ambiguous tale of revenge, deeply rooted in the country’s recent scars. Dry Season raises difficult questions about the role of justice in the aftermath of conflict through a touching personal story.

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