About
Mahamat Saleh Haroun, born in 1961 in Abéché, is a Chadian filmmaker based in France since 1982. After studying film in Paris and journalism in Bordeaux, he worked as a journalist before turning to cinema. His first feature, Bye Bye Africa (1999), is considered Chad's first film. He won the Jury Prize at Cannes for A Screaming Man (2010), a first for Chad. His documentary Hissein Habré, a Chadian Tragedy (2016) received the Golden Eye at Cannes. He has also published a novel and served as Chad's Minister of Culture.
* 1961-01-01
Major works
- Bye Bye Africa (1999)film
- Abouna (2002)film
- Daratt (2006)film
- Un homme qui crie (2010)film
- Lingui, les liens sacrés (2021)film
Key milestones
- 2010Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for A Screaming Man, the first Chadian film in official competition.
- 2016Golden Eye for best documentary at Cannes for Hissein Habré, a Chadian Tragedy.
- 2017Appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Crafts of Chad.
Themes
exileidentitymemorypolitical violenceresilience
Sources: festival-cannes.com · africanfilmny.org