Edouard Sailly

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Edouard Sailly (April 20, 1941 – September 8, 2010) was a Chadian film director and screenwriter. He is considered the first filmmaker in Chad. Born in Abéché, he trained in France with Actualités Françaises. From the 1960s to the early 1970s, he made several short, mostly ethnographic documentaries.

Notable works:
- The Fishermen of Chari (Pêcheurs du Chari), 1964
- Lake Chad (Le Lac Chad), 1966
- The Slaughterhouses of Forchia (Les abattoirs de Forchia), 1966
- Salam el Kebir, 1966
- Largeau, 1966
- The Third Day (Le Troisième Jour), 1967
- Child of Chad (L'enfant du Tchad), 1972
- Discovering Chad (A la decouverte du Tchad), 1972

He was active in film from 1964 to 2010 and passed away in N'Djamena, Chad, at age 69.