US EditionAicha Macky, Niger's Taboo-Breaking Filmmaker
- Aicha Macky, a 43-year-old Nigerien filmmaker, challenges taboos in Niger's conservative society through her films and activism.
- Macky faces societal pressure because women filmmakers in Niger are often viewed as immoral, compounded by cultural expectations like having many children.
- Her award-winning work includes autobiographical films on infertility and taboo subjects, such as "The Fruitless Tree" and acclaimed documentaries like "Zinder."
- Macky noted that in their traditional society, women face significant challenges and must exercise considerable personal restraint to pursue filmmaking, emphasizing that societal scrutiny often discourages many women from continuing in the industry.
- She plans to revive Nigerien cinema by training girls using a mobile studio and aims to reopen cinema screens that have entirely disappeared in Niger.
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