Zanatany, When Soulless Shrouds Whisper
Director:
Hachimiya Ahamada
Duration:
27 minutes
Year:
2024
Category:
Short fiction film
Synopsis
Madagascar. December 1976. A wind of revolt sweeps through the city. Ali, a second-in- command in a bookbinding workshop, is raising his two daughters alone. One morning, before going to work, he witnesses what seems to be a simple neighborhood quarrel…
Country & Language:
Madagascar and Comores
Shikomori, malagasy and french
Subtitled in French and English
Production:
The Blue Raincoat
Hachimiya Ahamada
Hachimiya Ahamada studied directing at INSAS, Belgium. Zanatany is her second fction flm. With this project, she continues her work on the trajectories of the Comorian diaspora to which she belongs. Between fction and observation of reality, she builds a universe whose narrative deepens her relationship to her roots. Ylang Ylang Residence, her frst short flm, has been selected many times in international festivals. From the International Critics’ Week at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival to the Arab Film Festival in Oran, including the Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage Festival in Tunis.