Khartoum

In this playful yet quietly radical film, five citizens of Khartoum, deeply affected by the ongoing conflict and forced to flee their homes, powerfully articulate their memories, hopes and dreams.

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Credits

  • Directors

    Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Anas Saeed, Timeea M Ahmed, Phil Cox

  • Screenwriter

    Phil Cox

  • UK-Sudan-Germany-Qatar 2025. 80min

  • Courtesy of

    Autlook Filmsales

  • Language

    Arabic

    With English subtitles

Access information

Closed Captions (CC) via WatchWord smart glasses:
Saturday 11 October 21:10

Intro / Q&A Live captioned:
Saturday 11 October 21:10

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Introduction

This mosaic of five Sudanese lives (a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance volunteer and two street boys), uprooted in 2023 by the civil war, was created by a similarly displaced filmmaking team. Blending oral storytelling, archival research and staged reenactments, Khartoum eschews journalistic distance as it explores filmmaking as a channel for resistance, remembrance and the radical potential of dreaming amid devastation.

Hyun Jin Cho

How to book

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