Writing

Abakar Chene Massar

Chad

Abakar Chene Massar is a playwright, actor, and filmmaker whose screenplay and performance in Le Pèlerin de Camp Nou garnered a Best Digital Film (Mention d'Honneur) award at the 2009 Vues d'Afrique Film Festival in Montreal. Before directing his three feature films, Abakar served as president of the Youth Association for Ati Development (AJDA) and the Ati Theatre Troupe in Ati, Chad. He is a also a central character in Oustaz (Berlinale 2016).

Acting credits

7.0

Majid fights his own coach for Faiza's heart and the dream of playing international football.

Captain Majid

2009

10.0

After the death of his Arabic teacher, an American-born filmmaker in the northern African country of Chad revisits home videos to explore the moment they started making movies together.