Tall as the Baobab Tree
- Year
- 2013
- Description
- Cast includes Alpha Dia, Cheikh Dia, Mboural Dia, Mouhamed Diallo, and Dior Ka.
In rural Senegal, Coumba and Debo leave their village to attend school in a nearby city, but when a family member is injured, Debo's father wants to sell the 11-year-old into marriage, and sister Coumba makes a plan to rescue her. - Director
- Teicher, Jeremy
- Writer
- Pappas, Alexi; Teicher, Jeremy
- Producer
- Bawer, Mala
- Cinematographer
- Collins, Chris
- Editor
- Marshall, Sofi
- Production Team
- Wide Open Camera, CyberSmart Learning Institute, Groupe Image et Vie, and Collective Eye Films
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Source
- Based on real-life events
- Language
- Pulaar with English subtitles
- Other Title
- Grand comme le baobab
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (82 min.) or 1 streaming video (82 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD includes the short film This Is Us directed by Jeremy Teicher, which has other source material for Tall as the Baobab Tree.
A discussion guide is available. - Production Notes
- Villagers from Sinthiou Mbadane were cast in the film, and students from École SMB 1 helped incorporate their lives and characters into the script.
- Original Release Date
- 2012
- Updated
- 04-26-2022
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