GUARDIAN OF THE WELL
Genre
Experimental and Documentary
Running time
6 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Chad
Director
Bentley Brown, Tahir Mahamat Zene
Bio
Producer
Tahir Mahamat Zene, Bentley Brown
Cast
Yousif Mahamat
Scriptwriter
In Chad’s Batha region, life gathers around a solitary well where nomadic and settled residents converge. A devastating drought has destroyed livelihoods, with livestock gone and even village huts dismantled to keep animals alive. Once a sign of permanence, the community now mirrors the desert’s unforgiving vastness. At its center, Youssif reflects: how far must one go to preserve tradition, and when does survival demand change? A focused, compelling portrait of resilience in a land where every choice carries weight.
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