Abuna, Mudzamil, 2013, 11 min., Sudan - A touching tribute to Ami Abdalseed, the caretaker and cook for the Red Sea High-school for boys.
Coming Soon, Mustafa Jawhar and Hind Elsheik, 2013, 16 min., Sudan - A town pays tribute to an abandoned cinema.
The Crying Sea, Aladin Reyhan and Hashim Fath Alrahman, 2013, 12 min, Sudan - Celebrates the gift of the Red Sea to the city of Port Sudan and makes an urgent plea to its citizens to wake up to the consequences of sea pollution.
Nile Drums, Mohamed Abdalaziem (aka Fox), 2013, 14 min., Sudan - This film follows a Southern Sudanese musician as he bids a prolonged and bittersweet farewell to Khartoum, the city in which he grew up, before his repatriation to South Sudan.
Only a Child, Eltahir Daoud , 2013, 10 min, Sudan - This film tells the story of a young boy who has given up his schooling so his brothers can continue with their education.
Tayba, Maha Abdalmoniem, 2013, 11 min, Sudan - An intimate portrait of the filmmaker's aunt as she, from the repose of old age, recollects how she overcame the stigma of divorce and forged an independent life as a woman alone.
Train of Longing, Najwa Yaasin, 2013, 13 min, 2013, Sudan - Atbara was once known as the city of iron and steel and it was the railway that made it one of the most cosmopolitan and prosperous corners of Sudan. This film tells the tale of a city and its population and how the coming of the railway changed them both.
Post-Screening Q&A with Tagreed Elsanhouri and filmmakers & reception.
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