LES CHARBONNIÈRES DE TANA

Ahmed JEMAI - Tunisia

Synopsis

On a sidewalk in downtown Antananarivo lives a community of women charcoal burners. They are accused of dirtying the city, discriminated against, constantly threatened with expulsion, but they keep up their fight to live lives of dignity. They are the only people who supply the charcoal so vital for the Malagasies’ daily needs.

Film details

Genre : Feature Documentary
Duration : 60 minutes
Year of production : 2018
Country : Tunisia
Screenwriter : Ahmed Jemai
Cinematography : Ahmed Jemai
Editor : Maxime Vouillon - Selim Tegrine
Director : Ahmed JEMAI
Production company : Michk’a Production -Atelier Cultures 5
Email : jba.michket@gmail.com - atelier.cultures5@yahoo.fr






Ahmed Jemai graduated in cinema from the Lyon Université Lumière; he works as a reporter in France. He has directed several full-length documentaries, some of which have won awards at international film festivals and been shown on European TV channels.