Khartoum
Fall Grants 2023 - Production Stage
Ibrahim Ahmad, Rawia Alhag, Anas Saeed, Timmea Ahmed / Feature Documentary / Sudan, United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar / 85 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Animation, History, War, Musical, Family
Synopsis
Four Sudanese filmmakers mix observational documentary and innovative graphics, archives and animation to capture the lives of four real characters, all living and surviving in the war-torn metropolis of Khartoum. Street kids Lokain and Wilson embark on a mission in Khartoum’s rubbish dumps to buy two beautiful shirts—only to find the war forces them into hiding.
Khadmallah, a single mother and tea lady, engages her daily clientele in gossip building up to the war but must rescue her daughter when fighting breaks out. Jawad is a rescue volunteer and medic who dreams of falling in love but flees to Egypt as the war kills his friends. Civil servant Magdi finds escapism from office life by racing pigeons with his son but must defend his house as fighting soon threatens to destroy all he has lived for.
Credits
- Director
- Rawia Alhaq, Anas Saeed, Timmea Ahmed, Ibrahim Snoopy
- Producer
- Giovanna Stopponi, Talal Afifi
- Production Company
- Sudan Film Factory
About the Director
A representative for the directorial team, Ibrahim Ahmad is a multiple award-winning Sudanese filmmaker, born and raised in Lebanon and moved after the 2006 war as a teenager. He has experience in East and South Africa with over 15 films. Ahmad has represented Sudan in film industry events in Ethiopia, Egypt and Uganda. His short film 'Journey to Kenya' was awarded the special jury prize at the 6th edition of the Sudan Independent Film Festival in 2020. His other well-known contributions in films are 'Khartoum Offside', which received Best Documentary at the African Movie Academy Award. In addition to 'You Will Die at Twenty', a film that was awarded The Lion of the Future award at the Venice Film Festival in 2020. His contributions include supporting young emerging filmmakers with free workshops, consultations and mentorship on different stages of filmmaking with the latest technical innovations.
Rawiya Al-Hajj is a scriptwriter and director who learned writing through many schools
From the workshops she received from various parties, including his workshop
Writing and directing from the Khartoum Media Center and a writing workshop
The screenplay is from a program supported by the British Embassy
For filmmakers, Rawia aspires to make good films about her country
And on the issues of women that fight for it,