What if drawing maps could stop a war? This activist actually tries.
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is a cartographer and activist from the Fulbe people in Chad. Land and water are becoming scarce as desertification advances in the Sahel region at a rate of 4km every year. That's why she travels all over the country to draw maps with the people, to prevent conflict linked to depleting resources.
Direction
Intimate vérité style, no talking heads lecturing you.
Production
Stunning Sahel landscapes that haunt long after.
Director
Sébastien Mesquida
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim later became the first Indigenous woman appointed UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate in 2019.
The Sahel's desertification helped fuel Darfur's conflict—this film quietly shows how climate and war intertwine before the headlines catch up.
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