Synopsis
They are young Sudanese yearning for freedom. Their revolution is poetic, driven by the power of words. As it intertwines their stories, the film reassembles fragments of a revolution, a battle pitting the voices of youth against the military’s might.
The screening will be followed by a meeting and discussion with the famous Sudanese writer in exile Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin. In 2023 Baraka Sakin was decorated Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, in recognition of his contributions to literature.
In the presence of the director and the writer Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin.
Press
“…a thoughtful and empathetic look at how collective hope can mobilize a whole generation.” -Variety
“Collective Hope Can’t Be Crushed in an Exhilarating Documentary”- Variety
Festivals
The film has been selected in numerous festival around the world, among others:
– TIFF DOC, Toronto, Canada
– LE GIORNATE DELLA MONSTRA DEL CINEMA DI VENEZIA, Italy
– DOC NYC, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (Special Mention)
– BEST OF FESTS IDFA, Netherlands
– POLITICAL FILM IFF Carcassonne, France (Jury Award of the French Union of Documentary Film Critics)
Director's Biography
Citizen of both sides of the Mediterranean, Hind Meddeb represents peoples and territories in their complexity. Filming by herself, she creates intimacy, showing historic events through individual paths. Between 2011 and 2013, she directed TUNISIA CLASH and ELECTRO CHAABI, two feature documentaries on musical creation as a revolutionary act. Her latest film, PARIS STALINGRAD was selected in numerous festivals and received two awards at the Documentary Edge Festival NZ.