Sudan Movies

Amidst Sudan’s popular revolution in December 2018, a group of six women found themselves ensnared within the confines of oppression.Through...

Told through somatic performance, oral prose, and solfeggio frequencies, Practical Portals is an experimental, moving-image series documenting a...

An exploration of the plight of Sudanese refugees deciding between settling into their current spaces or waiting to be relocated yet again. After...

Sudanese youths, under siege from their own government, mobilise virtually and embark on the non-violent protests that eventually oust the sitting...

Seaside fireworks, a march to the US-Iran game, and Souk Waqif festivities all make up a series of vignettes from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar....

A displaced child gets involved in crime with an older thief. Will this be his last burglary?

The short film Jamal (1981) by Ibrahim Shaddad is a report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame...

Eltayeb Mahdis film ARBA'A MARAT LIL ATFAL depicts the everyday life at that time in facilities and schools for children with physical or mental...

The history of systematic oppression of women in Sudan dates back to the 16th century. Heroic Bodies presents many examples of the ways in which the...

Located in the central part of the Blue Nile Basin, the Gezira Irrigation Scheme is the biggest gravity irrigation scheme under one management in the...

After coming to Norway as a refugee, Ahmed Umar has become a renowned artist. Proud of his roots, his art mixes Sudanese and western influences. In...

A Sudanese photographer, captivated by the stars and the beauty of his country, turns his lens toward a darker truth: exposing his government's role...

The Dislocation of Amber was filmed in the city of Suakin, a formerly flourishing port in Sudan, now in ruins. Its history is one of famine and...

A spirited young village boy must learn the painful truth behind his grandfather's fortune, and another farmer's inevitable demise.

A major shift of political power in Sudan started with street protests throughout Sudan on 16 December 2018 That resulted in the overthrow of the...

Derweesh suddenly finds himself culturally conflicted when his only daughter turns 18. The thought of his daughter having a boyfriend brings up...

THE SALON is the story of a unique beauty salon in Khartoum which hides a secret; it doubles as an underground space for women in danger. Run by the...

Fear and anxiety dominate the mind of a young man in isolation, talking to himself, and trying to get out of that isolation.

The film denounces the popular practice of witchcraft. Some impostors are able to deceive the villagers into believing that their Sheikh had murdered...

The events and characters of the film are inspired by the reality of the armed conflicts in Darfur, a pivotal Arab issue located at the heart of...