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    Winds of Sand, Women of Rock

    Nathalie BORGERS 2009 Belgium Documentary color 93min French Digi Beta
    For the Tubu people, living in the Sahara desert is both harsh and very simple. Men and women have clearly defined roles. The men are camel breeders, the women are tied to the home. For anything a woman wants to do, she needs her husband’s permission. For the women, this condition would be unbearable if it wasn’t for the annual caravan that takes them on a 1500 kilometre journey on foot across the desert to collect dates. Even if the conditions are extreme, selling their date harvest brings them economic independence, pride and self confidence. Domagali, Amina and Mariama are four women whose destinies draw us into their world. Conflicts between tradition and modernity, between individual freedom and clan solidarity punctuate their stories.

    Director

    Nathalie BORGERS

    Born in 1964 in Brussels, Belgium, Nathalie BORGERS starts working as a journalist for the Belgian television (RTBF). In 1987, she moves to San Francisco to further study directing and producing. In 1989, she wins the Documentary Writing Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Her films include Truth Under Siege, Krone, l’Autriche entre les lignes, Arrangements avec le destin, Le mal de soi, Greyhound, Aller simple, Une enfance gay, etc. In 2007, Nathalie just finished her first feature-length documentary for theatrical release, Winds of Sand, Women of Rock. Her latest work shows her engagement in telling stories from a the women’s perspective.

    Nathalie BORGERS

    2002 Kronenzeitung: Tag für Tag ein Boulevardstück
    2005 Das Arrangement
    2006 Où sont les femmes? Les Françaises et la politique
    2009 沙一樣的風，岩石般的女人
             Winds of Sand, Women of Rock

    Director: Nathalie BORGERS

    Producer: Sebastien DELLOYE, Sebastien DELLOYE, Diana ELBAUM, Erich LACKNER, Ursula WOLSCHLAGER

    Screenplay: Nathalie BORGERS

    Cinematography: Jean-Paul MEURISSE

    Editing: Dieter PICHLER

    Music: Thierry ZABOITZEFF

    Cast: Amina AHMED,

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