The boy who tamed the wind, My brother, Welcome to Marly-Gomont… Aïssa Maïga has acted in films seen by thousands of spectators. She returns to directing with a new documentary, released in theaters on November 10. The actress celebrated its success in theaters on Sunday evening, in the presence of the lovely Anaïs Parelló and Enora Malagré.
Walk on water is the title of the film directed by Aïssa Maïga. It was released on November 10 and tells the story of the village of Tatiste, in Niger, victim of global warming, whose inhabitants are fighting to have access to water by the construction of a borehole. The documentary filmed between 2018 and 2020 focuses in particular on a 14-year-old girl named Houlaye, forced to walk several kilometers to get the water essential to village life. A daily task that prevents him, among other things, from being diligent at school.
The life of the inhabitants of Tatiste and the impact of the lack of water in the village aroused great emotion at the 74th Cannes Film Festival last July. Walk on water had been selected in the section Cinema for the climate. This Sunday, November 28, 2021, Aïssa Maïga took advantage of a night opening of the series of exhibitions Six continents, or more of the Palais de Tokyo to educate visitors about the cause of Nigeriens directly affected by global warming.