The Dam
Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage
Ali Cherri / Feature Experimental or Essay / France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar / 2020 / 80 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Arthouse, Experimental
Synopsis
Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own…
Credits
- Director
- Ali Cherri
- Screenwriter
- Ali Cherri, Geoffroy Grison in Collaboration with Bertrand Bonello
- Producer
- Janja Kralj
- Production Company
- KinoElektron
- Production Company
- KinoElektron
About the Director
Born in Beirut, Ali Cherri is a visual artist and filmmaker living in Paris. Combining films, videos, sculptures and installation, his work examines the construction of historical narratives. Ali is the Artist in Residence at the National Gallery in London (2021/22) and has been awarded with the Silver Lion for promising artist at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (2022). His short films 'The Disquiet' and 'The Digger' have been shown in prominent film festivals. 'The Dam', a fiction shot in Sudan during the revolution, is his debut feature film.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
World premiere – Directors Fortnight, Cannes 2022