Arts and Culture

The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has received the Audience Award at the seventh edition of Ajyal Film Festival in Doha, Qatar on 23 November 2019....

In today’s world of reality TV, the best reality TV shows are singing competitions with millions around the world watching shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. In some of the world’s most watched singing...

In the artistically rich Sudan, collage art is a relatively new and uncommon art form. A few Sudanese artists dabble in collage art and those who do, do so often involving a combination of photomontages with...

One of the most unique visual artists hailing from Sudan is 23-year-old Abeer Abdelmonaim. You might have seen her artwork on social media, experimenting with makeup and body paint, creating looks that challenge confirmative beauty norms...

Hip-hop music was always meant to act as a vessel of self-expression. Some of the most successful and well-known rappers such as Afrika Bambataa, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas and Tupac used rap music as a...

The year 2019 has been monumental for Sudan and its people with a revolution that led to the fall of former Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, and is bringing about positive change in the country. It...

I was 11 years old the first time I visited Sudan in 2001. The country was radically different from the nation we see today. Political and racial turmoil did not conceive South Sudan. The late South...

When it comes to Sudan or South Sudan, there are ample documentaries produced by Sudanese and non-Sudanese filmmakers.  The Sudans have been at the center of political unrest and conflict for decades, making them a topic...

You Will Die At Twenty, a Sudanese film by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, received the Lion of the Future (Luigi de Laurentiis) Award for Best Debut Feature at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on...

During the Sudanese revolution against political, economic and social state of the country, there was a parallel artistic revolution, in music and arts. The revolution manifested in new understanding of symbolisms, experimental ways of expression, and...