ENC: The Fruitless Tree

Thu. 8 Jun, 2017 at 7:00pm SAST
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ENC: The Fruitless Tree

The Bioscope is proud to welcome back The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival.


Tickets R55


The Fruitless Tree (2016)


Directed by: Aicha Macky 


52min


 


The pejorative label for childless women in Niger provides the title for Macky’s award-winning film that tackles barrenness with surprising openness and honesty. Married and still childless, she explores hers and others private suffering. Macky’s poignant voiceover addresses her mother, who died in childbirth, asking the painful questions that arise during her investigation. The taboo of openly discussing infertility is handled with great sensitivity and what emerges is a community of women who have endured great distress, blamed – rightly or wrongly – for a couple’s inability to conceive. Beautifully shot and artfully composed, this film confronts the unspoken, and gives voice to the barren who wander among mothers.

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The Bioscope Independent Cinema 286 Fox Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
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