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An Interview with Filmmaker Hashim Hassan on the Making of Short Film, “A Handful of Dates”
Jan 21, 2021With the recent international success of You Will Die at Twenty and Talking About Trees, Sudanese films are receiving international recognition. Now comes A Handful of Dates, a short drama film adapted from the iconic 1957... -
Behind The Sounds of Sudan: Preserving and Celebrating Our Musical History
Jul 23, 2020A few months ago, my family and I sat in the living room and listening to one of our favourite songs, “Ashofak Bokra Fi Al Maweid” by Sudanese singer Muhammed Al Ameen. As Al Ameen delivered... -
“You Will Die at Twenty” and Sudan’s Collectivist Culture
Jun 4, 2020The much-acclaimed film “You Will Die at Twenty” by Sudanese director Amjad Abu Alala follows the journey of a young boy who is prophesied to die once he reaches twenty years of age, and subsequently spends...
