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Barfuss nach Timbuktku
CH 2009 85'
Director: Martina Egi
Script: Martina Egi, Beat Hirt
Camera: Frank Messmer
Sound: Florian Flossmann, Werner Grasmugg
Editing: Christian Müller
Music: Fatima Dunn, Nico Comtess
Production: Mesch & Ugge AG
Barfuss nach Timbuktu
Martina Egi
In 1987 the Swiss-American Ernst Aebi found himself stranded at the Araouane oasis in the Sahara on the back of a camel. The few inhabitants were poor and extremely religious. Aebi decided on the spur of the moment to realise a self-help project with them. He became a beacon of hope for these people who had known neither fruit nor vegetables. Aebi, a successful artist in New York, stayed on for three years. Western ambition clashed with Islamic tradition, and success with disappointment. He returned to Araouane in 2008. A film about tolerance, conflict and friendship between cultures.
Martina Egi
Born in 1969 in Zurich. 1993-99 Editing and production assistant at the German Swiss Broadcasting Service (SF). Since 1999 production manager, director and editor. Attended various journalistic courses at the MAZ (Medienausbildungszentrum). Video training at the SF.
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