Sudan Movies

  • 1985
    Not the Waters of the Moon

    Not the Waters of the Moon

    Not the Waters of the Moon

    01985HD

    Not the Waters of the Moon is an educational documentary developed for UNICEF. The film is to encourage vaccination of children in rural areas. The...

    Not the Waters of the Moon
  • 1998
    The Sheikh's Blessing

    The Sheikh's Blessing

    The Sheikh's Blessing

    01998HD

    The film denounces the popular practice of witchcraft. Some impostors are able to deceive the villagers into believing that their Sheikh had murdered...

    The Sheikh's Blessing
  • 2026
    99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied to Yours

    99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied to Yours

    99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied to Yours

    02026HD

    99 Names is an immersive, audio-visual story that combines sonic rituals of oral storytelling, recitation of the Quran, and calling on the 99 names...

    99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied to Yours
  • 2020
    A Handful of Dates

    A Handful of Dates

    A Handful of Dates

    02020HD

    A spirited young village boy must learn the painful truth behind his grandfather's fortune, and another farmer's inevitable demise.

    A Handful of Dates
  • 2026
    Nothing Happens After Your Absence

    Nothing Happens After Your Absence

    Nothing Happens After Your Absence

    02026HD

    Ibrahim goes back to the village he once left, hoping to screen films. But as he wrestles with custom and bureaucracy, war ignites across Sudan,...

    Nothing Happens After Your Absence
  • 2010
    The Way to Darfur

    The Way to Darfur

    The Way to Darfur

    02010HD

    The events and characters of the film are inspired by the reality of the armed conflicts in Darfur, a pivotal Arab issue located at the heart of...

    The Way to Darfur
  • 1973
    The Throwing of Fire

    The Throwing of Fire

    The Throwing of Fire

    01973HD

    Hussain Shariff's first film, a documentary centred on a traditional fertility rite of the Ingessana people in the southern Blue Nile State,...

    The Throwing of Fire
  • 2025
    Bougainvillea

    Bougainvillea

    Bougainvillea

    02025HD

    Amidst Sudan’s popular revolution in December 2018, a group of six women found themselves ensnared within the confines of oppression.Through...

    Bougainvillea
  • 2021
    Nosophobia

    Nosophobia

    Nosophobia

    02021HD

    Fear and anxiety dominate the mind of a young man in isolation, talking to himself, and trying to get out of that isolation.

    Nosophobia
  • 2020
    Journey to Kenya

    Journey to Kenya

    Journey to Kenya

    82020HD

    Award winning short documentary by Ibrahim Snoopy, tracks the journey of the MTC martial arts team, which decides after a civil revolution that...

    Journey to Kenya
  • 2020
    The Art of Sin

    The Art of Sin

    The Art of Sin

    02020HD

    After coming to Norway as a refugee, Ahmed Umar has become a renowned artist. Proud of his roots, his art mixes Sudanese and western influences. In...

    The Art of Sin
  • 2025
    Practical Portals

    Practical Portals

    Practical Portals

    02025HD

    Told through somatic performance, oral prose, and solfeggio frequencies, Practical Portals is an experimental, moving-image series documenting a...

    Practical Portals
  • 1981
    A Camel

    A Camel

    A Camel

    7.11981HD

    The short film Jamal (1981) by Ibrahim Shaddad is a report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame...

    A Camel
  • 2013
    Cinema Behind Bars

    Cinema Behind Bars

    Cinema Behind Bars

    02013HD

    Closed cinemas. Primarily visually approached. Not spectacularly, but quietly and carefully. The symbolism of closed, derelict cinemas is strong....

    Cinema Behind Bars
  • 2022
    Kamala Ibrahim Ishag: States of Oneness

    Kamala Ibrahim Ishag: States of Oneness

    Kamala Ibrahim Ishag: States of Oneness

    02022HD

    This artist profile of Kamala Ibrahim Ishag was commissioned by the Serpentine Galleries to accompany an exhibition titled "Kamala Ibrahim Ishag:...

    Kamala Ibrahim Ishag: States of Oneness
  • 2019
    The Dogs' Shitter

    The Dogs' Shitter

    The Dogs' Shitter

    02019HD

    Derweesh suddenly finds himself culturally conflicted when his only daughter turns 18. The thought of his daughter having a boyfriend brings up...

    The Dogs' Shitter
  • 2010
    Mama Shekinah

    Mama Shekinah

    Mama Shekinah

    02010HD

    Colin, born in Bermuda, is feral. Hell deep in a life of drugs, jail, and sexual perversion, Colin falls in love with Hedi, who is hell deep in...

    Mama Shekinah
  • 2015
    Gezira Irrigation Scheme - A Struggle for Revival

    Gezira Irrigation Scheme - A Struggle for Revival

    Gezira Irrigation Scheme - A Struggle for Revival

    02015HD

    Located in the central part of the Blue Nile Basin, the Gezira Irrigation Scheme is the biggest gravity irrigation scheme under one management in the...

    Gezira Irrigation Scheme - A Struggle for Revival
  • 2024
    Nothing Happens After That

    Nothing Happens After That

    Nothing Happens After That

    02024HD

    In a desperate attempt to find a final resting place for their only child, Thomas is surprised to discover that today is not the right day.

    Nothing Happens After That
  • 2025
    Sabren

    Sabren

    Sabren

    02025HD

    The film captures the struggles of Sudanese revolutionaries after the October 2021 coup – a turning point that halted the revolution's progress...

    Sabren