Edouard Sailly

Edouard Sailly
Born(1941-04-20)April 20, 1941
Abéché Chad
DiedSeptember 8, 2010(2010-09-08) (aged 69)
N'Djamena Chad
OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1964-2010
Notable work
  • Pêcheurs du Chari [The Fishermen of Chari], 1964
  • Le Lac Chad [Lake Chad], 1966
  • Les abattoirs de Forchia [The Slaughterhouses of Forchia], 1966
  • Salam el Kebir, 1966
  • Largeau, 1966
  • Le Troisième Jour [The Third Day, 1967
  • L'enfant du Tchad [Child of Chad], 1972
  • A la decouverte du Tchad, 1972

Edouard Sailly is a pioneering Chadian film director, "the first filmmaker in Chad".