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Scenarios from Africa: The Tree and the Wind

2004 · 9 min

A quiet, sobering short that weighs custom against survival, leaving a lingering sense of moral unease.

Overview
Tradition and AIDS in Africa. What to do when the respect of tradition is at odds with the community's health?
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • family
  • morality
  • death
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Runtime
9 min

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