Eltayeb Mahdi
, 2022
, 85 min
Synopsis In December 2018, the Sudanese people took to the streets in wide protests and demonstrations against the oppressive al-Bashir regime. On April 6th 2019, the protestors staged a sit-in in front of the Sudanese army headquarters in Khartoum that was met with excessive force by militarized troops. Days later, on April 11, 2019, al-Bashir…
Ibrahim Shaddad
, 1981
, 14 min
Jamal (A Camel) is a report from the daily life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame mill. An account of the resemblances between the camel and the human being, shot at a time when discussing human beings was harder than talking about animals.
, 1989
, 16 min
In Al Mahatta (The Station), Eltayeb Mahdi shows encounters at one of the large crossroads between the capital Khartoum in the center of Sudan and Port Sudan on the Red Sea in the late 1980s. Relying on intersecting scenes of travelers who wait long hours for transportation or who cross the desert on foot alongside…
, 1985
, 32 min
Al Habil (The Rope) is a surrealist film shot with 16mm real that documents two blind men making their way through the desert accompanied by a donkey. Connected by a rope, at times it is the two men who direct the donkey, and at others, it is the donkey who leads the men through the…
October 2024
Suliman Elnour, Ibrahim Shaddad, Eltayeb Mahdi
ARAB FILM SERIES PRESENTS Founded in April 1989 by Ibrahim Shaddad, Eltayeb Mahdi and Suliman Elnour, just months before Omar Albashir’s military coup, the Sudanese Film Group (SFG) is a collective of filmmakers with a goal to maintain and develop Sudanese cinema. After returning from their film studies abroad, the members spread their love of cinema through film productions,…
July 2021
Suzannah Mirghani, Sarra Idris, Hashim Hassan
Next Gen Sudan + Talkback Thursday, July 15 to Sunday, July 18 Online Stream – Register for Free or $5 Suggested Donation Live Virtual Talkback: Sunday, July 18, at 3 pm EDT This month’s Arab Film Series brings us an intimate look at Sudanese youth – the challenges they face, the tough lessons learned, and the pride…
Suzannah Mirghani
, 2020
, 20 min
Synopsis AL- Sit: In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker, but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. Nafisa’s grandmother Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa’s future. But can Nafisa choose for herself?
Sarra Idris
, 8 min
Synopsis Adam & Howa: In a small town, in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan a rickshaw driver struggles to overcome his past until he meets a mysterious stranger.
Hashim Hassan
, 12 min
Synopsis A Handful of Dates: In a mythical Sudanese village between the desert and the Nile, a young boy enjoys an idyllic childhood, taking pleasure in the fertile fruits of the land and basking by the river. But the boy’s precious world begins to unravel when he learns the disturbing truth behind his family’s fortune and a…
