OUSTAZ

a.k.a. أستاذ

dir. Bentley Brown
22 min | Chad / Saudi Arabia | 2016
Chadian Arabic & French

A filmmaker returns to home video from 2000's Chad to explore the death of his Arabic teacher and the first moments making movies together.

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Festival Selections

• Vues d'Afrique de Montréal (2017)

• Sudan Independent Film Festival (2017) - Closing Night Film, Live Soundtrack Performance

• Berlin International Film Festival (2016) - Nominated for Golden Bear

• Festival du Film Pan-Africain de Cannes (2016)

• IndieLisboa (2016)

• Brooklyn Film Festival (2016) - Winner, Spirit of the Festival

• Future Shorts Summer Programme (2016)

• Kinemastik Malta (2016)

• Silicon Valley African Film Festival (2016)

• Festival Cinémas d'Afrique (2016)

• Milan Film Festival (2016)