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Khartoum

Khartoum

Synopsis

Five lives, one city, the fate of a nation at war. A civil servant, a tea lady, a motorbike medic and two street boys, five stories weave together in search of freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war from the metropolis of Khartoum Sudan to escape in East Africa.
In 2022 four Sudanese filmmakers, in collaboration with a British director/writer, began documenting the lives and dreams of five citizens in Khartoum. After a military coup brought down the civilian government, a war broke out between the army and the RSF militia that displaced over ten million people. Filmmakers and subjects escaped to East Africa and determined to continue the film another way.
This film is a lyrical and cinematic window for global audiences to emotionally connect into the lives and dreams of the everyday people of Khartoum at a pivotal moment in African history.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2025 - European premiere
Berlin Film Festival 2025 - Berlin Film Festival 2025 - Winner - Peace Film Prize
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital
Director
Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhaj, Anas Saeed, Philip Cox, Anas Saeed
Producer
Talal Afifi, Giovanna Stopponi
Co-Producer
Frank Albers, Trevor Snapp
Executive Producer
Laura Choi, Judy Kibinge, Justin Lacob, Susan Mbogo, Bryn Mooser, Anne Sundberg
Editor
Yousef Hayyan Jubeh
Screenwriter
Phil Cox
Animation
Philip Good

Genre

Human Rights Black

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Doha Film Institute

Germany, UK, Sudan, Qatar co-production

Native Voice Films

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