Arts and Culture
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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... -
Khartoum Comic Con Bringing Together Sudan’s Comic Fans
Dec 24, 2020One of the highlights of 2020 in Sudan is the increasing number of international events which the country and its people are taking part in. Whether politically, ecologically, culturally or socially, Sudan is taking a remarkable... -
Ahmad Hikmat: A Vigorous Voice in Sudan’s Media and Music Industries
Nov 23, 2020When it comes to Sudan’s developing media industry, as well as its thriving music scene, a name that usually pops up is Ahmad Hikmat, popularly known as DJ Afrodiziac. The 33-year-old DJ wears many hats in... -
The Special Effects Makeup (SFX) Artists of Sudan
Nov 19, 2020Monsters, aliens, magical and mystical creatures, and cartoon or comic book characters come to life on film thanks to the art of special effects (SFX) makeup. However, beyond screens of films such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The... -
“You Will Die At Twenty” Becomes First-Ever Sudanese Film Submitted to the Oscars
Nov 18, 2020The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has entered the 93rd Academy Awards (the Oscars) race for the first time as the country’s first Best International Feature Film... -
Introducing SFX Makeup Artist Reinan Koubani
Nov 17, 2020Her face is bloody, bruised, and distorted. However, it’s not real. It’s just makeup – mind-boggling special effects makeup (SFX). In recent years, SFX makeup has become a well-admired and sought-after career and talent. This field... -
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Oct 25, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that followed offered many people – fortunate enough – around the world an opportunity to stay home and stay safe. Social media feeds have been flooded with pictures of how... -
Sudan Mourns Death of Sudanese Singer Setona
Sep 9, 2020Egypt-based Sudanese singer Setona has passed away in Cairo, Egypt on 8 September 2020. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. رحيل الفنانة #ستونا في القاهرةتعازينا لأسرتها و أصدقائها و جمهورها الصبر والسلوان وان... -
Introducing Slam Poet Hiba Rasheed
Sep 1, 2020Hailing from Sudan is 38-year-old Hiba Rasheed, a spoken word and slam poet, research manager and mother based in Dubai, the UAE. She recently won the Rooftop Rhythms Grand Slam Poetry 2020, the Middle East’s longest-running... -
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
Aug 26, 2020Sudan, being a diverse Afro-Arab country with multi-ethnicities, is home to a wide variety of skin shades, hair textures, and overall, looks. However, since the early 1950s, former regimes and society have been enforcing a national...