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Sudanese Cinema

Apr 25—Apr 30, 2025
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2025
Sudan saw some of the earliest filmmaking in Africa, but its cinematic history has long been affected by colonialism, political unrest, and censorship. This new series explores the depth and diversity of Sudanese cinema, highlighting the resourcefulness and resilience of its filmmakers. By showcasing films from the 50s to the present day, Sudanese Cinema provides audiences with a rare opportunity to engage with Sudan’s cinematic heritage, as well as its contemporary voices.
 

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Mellon Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:

Howard Gilman

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Altman Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
The Thompson Family Foundation

Major support for programs in
the Lepercq Cinema is provided by
The Lepercq Charitable Foundation

  • Film

    Tajouj

    Apr 25—Apr 29, 2025

    Tajouj

    Apr 25—Apr 29, 2025
    Viewed by pioneering Sudanese filmmaker Gadalla Gubara as his greatest achievement, Tajouj details a budding romance thwarted by custom, conveying a tense relationship between tradition and modernity.
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    Tajouj

    Apr 25—Apr 29, 2025
    Pioneering director Gadalla Gubara details romance thwarted by custom in his feature debut.
  • Film

    Sudanese Film Group shorts program

    Apr 25—Apr 27, 2025

    Sudanese Film Group shorts program

    Apr 25—Apr 27, 2025
    Shorts by directors Suliman Elnour, Eltayeb Mahdi, and Ibrahim Shaddad, members of the groundbreaking Sudanese Film Group, offer poetic visions of everyday life in a manner meant to inspire passion for cinema.
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    Sudanese Film Group shorts program

    Apr 25—Apr 27, 2025
    Shorts by the groundbreaking Sudanese Film Group offer poetic visions of everyday life.
  • Film

    Khartoum Offside

    Apr 26—Apr 28, 2025

    Khartoum Offside

    Apr 26—Apr 28, 2025
    A group of exceptional young women in Khartoum is determined to play football professionally—and are prepared to defy the ban imposed by Sudan’s Islamic Military government. Their battle is fearless and unwavering.
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    Khartoum Offside

    Apr 26—Apr 28, 2025
    A group of exceptional young women in Khartoum is determined to play professional football.
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    You Will Die at Twenty

    Apr 26—Apr 30, 2025

    You Will Die at Twenty

    Apr 26—Apr 30, 2025
    Eluding an overprotective mother haunted by a prophecy that her son will die at age 20, a young man encounters friends and ideas that make him question his destiny in Sudan’s first-ever Oscar submission.
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    You Will Die at Twenty

    Apr 26—Apr 30, 2025
    A factory owner seeks help ahead of a visit from a brother he hasn’t seen in over a decade.
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    Films of Hussein Shariffe

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025

    Films of Hussein Shariffe

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025
    Two short films by Hussein Shariffe, a Sudanese filmmaker originally distinguished as a painter, offer poetic meditations on exile, loss, and time’s passage, accompanied with songs by Abdel-Aziz Dawoud.
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    Films of Hussein Shariffe

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025
    Short films by Hussein Shariffe offer poetic meditations on exile, loss, and time’s passage.
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    Talking About Trees

    Apr 27—Apr 28, 2025

    Talking About Trees

    Apr 27—Apr 28, 2025
    Suhaib Gasmelbari documents the efforts of four veteran members of the Sudanese Film Group to rekindle a love of cinema in Sudan, in part by reopening an outdoor movie theater in the city of Omdurman.
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    Talking About Trees

    Apr 27—Apr 28, 2025
    Veteran Sudanese filmmakers hope to rekindle a love of cinema by reopening an outdoor theater.
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    Goodbye Julia

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025

    Goodbye Julia

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025
    Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, a retired Sudanese singer tries to make amends, unaware that the country’s turmoil may find its way into her home and put her face to face with her sins.
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    Goodbye Julia

    Apr 27—Apr 30, 2025
    Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, a retired Sudanese singer tries to make amends.
  • Film

    aKasha

    Apr 28—Apr 29, 2025

    aKasha

    Apr 28—Apr 29, 2025
    A Sudanese revolutionary whose love for his AK47 rifle rivals his passion for his sweetheart befriends an unlikely pacifist ally while avoiding military arrest in a wry, humorous misadventure.
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    aKasha

    Apr 28—Apr 29, 2025
    A Sudanese revolutionary befriends an unlikely pacifist ally in a humorous misadventure.

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