Chighali
Vespucci Group
MAURITANIA | Chighali
Camels, sand storms, scorpions, and sand dunes towering like buildings—these are amongst Sidi’s first ever memories. Raised in a nomadic tribe on the far edge of the Sahara desert, Sidi doesn’t have a father like the other kids. He dreams of meeting him, even after his mom explains he’s gone away to heaven, a journey from which he won’t return. When Sidi discovers that many years ago a foreign documentary crew had visited the tribe, he sets out on a quest to recover this lost footage and see his father’s face—a journey that takes him far from the only home he has ever known. Along the way, he begins to feel a lifeline connecting him to his father, Chighali, across distance, time, and memory.
Mamoudou Athie To Star In & Produce Feature Film ‘Chighali’ Based On Vespucci Group Story - DEADLINE
“I was so immediately moved by hearing this tender and passionate story from my home country, I knew I had to be involved by mid listen,” Athie told Deadline.
CREDITS
AUTHOR | SAHAR ZAND
PHOTOGRAPH | MITCHELL KANASHKEVICH
PRODUCER | BRIDIE BISCHOFF