A modern and personal take on documentary storytelling in Sub-Saharan Africa, KHARTOUM is set against a Sudan in revolution, a military coup, and civil war. The emotions and inner worlds of five very different Sudanese citizen-participants, struggling to stay alive in their country’s turmoil, are in profile.
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Anas Saeeda Sudanese media maker, started working as a video journalist for the independent media house, Ayin Network. He has produced several reportage works for international media that focus on human rights issues affecting different communities across Sudan. His work for Ayin Media has focused on covering culture and the recent war. His latest work is Five Meals of Resistance, soon to be released to festivals.
Timeea Mohamed Ahmed is a Sudanese director, editor & producer based in East-Africa. His work explores non-narrative experimental & documentary. He directed short films, including Saddari (2023) and Is it War? (2024). Other credits are Flower of Sinkat(2018), Hope Journey (2021), as well as advocacy and commercial campaigns. His films center on the culture and struggles of Sudan
Rawia Alhag is a Sudanese filmmaker and screenwriter now based inNairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on women’s and children’s issues, shedding light onthe experiences and struggles of Sudanese people both within their communities and inthe diaspora. She directed theaward-winning short film”Out of Coverage”, which wonBest Foreign Film at the Juba Film Festival.
Phil is the co-director of award-winning indie film collective Native Voice Films since 1998 and has directed and shot over 30 films for TV and cinema. His recent cinematic features as director/writer are THE BENGALI DETECTIVE (Sundance and Berlin premiere–HBO), LOVE HOTEL (Toronto premiere. Netflix / BBC Storyville), BETTY THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT (IDFA premiere, ARTE / BBC / Amazon), THE CLEANER(FR2), AND THE SPIDER-MAN OF SUDAN (ARTE / GUARDIAN). He is the recipient of a British Grierson Award, a Rory Peck Award, and the Hinzpeter and Bayeux Calvados awards for his work in Sudan since 2004
Brahim Snoopyis a Sudanese filmmaker and cinematographer working recently for ARTE, BBC and The Washington Post, as well as music videos, commercials, and shorts.Notable works include the feature documentaries *Khartoum Offside*, which won BestDocumentary at the Carthage Film Festival, andFrom Argentina to Sudan, as well asthe award-winning shorts Serotonin and Journey to Kenya. This is his second feature.
