Aicha Macky

Aicha Macky

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Aïcha Macky is a Nigerien filmmaker as well as a sociologist. She is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed documentary The Fruitless Tree. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aïcha Macky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Fruitless Tree 2017 (10)

There is certainly some pressure to procreate in Western societies, but in some countries, it’s not even a question of choice. Married but childless, director Aicha Macky’s circumstance is judged unacceptable in her native Niger. Doctors haven’t been able to determine why she can’t conceive, but in her conservative Muslim society, women are always getting blamed for infertility, while men are rarely diagnosed. Speaking to her departed mother who died in childbirth, she expresses her deep sadness: “By giving life, you lost yours, whereas I’m dying a slow death by not being able to give life.” Drawing from her personal experience, Macky bravely addresses the taboo of childlessness and the stigma Nigerien women like her must endure. Through delicate, exquisitely shot portraits, and sensitive observation of other women’s secret suffering, she finds a way to affirm herself as a fulfilled individual among mothers.
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Zinder 2021 (6)

Unemployed youths, many looking to leave the country for want of better options, are swelling the ranks of gangs that sow violence in Zinder, in Niger. Aïcha Macky explores the origins of the radicalization that is spreading through her hometown and the prospects for escaping it.
Aïcha Macky

Aïcha Macky

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