SAFAR Film Festival 2024: Window to Renewed Hope - Panel Discussion on Sudanese Cinema

SAFAR Film Festival, 2024. Sudanese Cinema: Unfinished Journeys, Endless Dreams
Window to Renewed Hope - Panel Discussion
Curated by Talal Afifi
Cine Lumiere, Institut Français - Friday 28 June 2024
Talal Afifi, Founder of Sudan Film Factory and Sudan Film Festival in Khartoum, presents Sudanese Cinema: Unfinished Journeys - Endless Dreams, two evenings dedicated to showcasing Sudanese films spanning from the 1970s and 1980s to contemporary works reflecting the aftermath of the 2019 revolution. The selection tries not only to explore the socio-political developments depicted in these films but also delves into the cinematic techniques, practices and visual experimentation that Sudanese filmmakers have employed over nearly four decades.
This panel discussion invited a selection of filmmakers and industry members working in Sudanese cinema to discuss their films, the history and current context of filmmaking in Sudan and much more.
Panellists are:
Dr Khalid Ali - chair and MedFest founder
Talal Afifi - programme curator, film producer and Sudan Film Factory founder
Erica Carter - film scholar
Phil Cox - co-director of The Spiderman of Sudan
Suzannah Mirghani - director of Al-Sit
Mazen Uso - co-producer of Bricks of Life
Read more about the screening here: www.safarfilmfestival.co.uk/s...