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Mideast/North African Films Jostle for Oscar Shortlist Attention Alissa Simon, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Although this year’s Middle Eastern/North African Oscar submissions have yet to generate a strong buzz, there are titles among the 10 films that could be contenders for the international feature short list. Chief among them is “Sun Children” from veteran Iranian helmer Majid Majidi, whose 1997 “Children of Heaven” landed a foreign-language film nomination. This gripping drama about exploited urban street kids is cast with charismatic, non-pro performers and earned an acti...

Sudanese Filmmakers Realize How Much Society Needs Their Dreams Published January 26th, 2021 - 07:51 GMT Sudan film MY LITTLE SISTER (Twitter) Highlights As Sudan undergoes a precarious political transition, the country’s filmmakers have found more space to operate, Alala said. Sudanese filmmakers who celebrated the end of stifling restrictions following the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir have won multiple international awards but are yet to enjoy the same recognition at home. Cinema languished in the North African country through three decades of authoritarian rule by Bashir. But ...

Monday, 25 January, 2021 - 06:00 A shot from “You Will Die at Twenty” New York - Devika Girish In his debut feature, Amjad Abu Alala deepens a fable-like premise into a lyrical confrontation with the certitudes of faith and the life-giving powers of doubt. A folk tale turns existential in “You Will Die at Twenty,” the rapturous debut feature by the Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala. In a sun-dappled village by the Nile, a holy sheikh tells Sakina (Islam Mubarak) that her newborn son, Muzamil, will live only two decades...

CAIRO: Sudanese filmmakers who celebrated the end of stifling restrictions following the ouster of autocrat Omar Bashir have won multiple international awards but are yet to enjoy the same recognition at home. Cinema languished in the North African country through three decades of authoritarian rule by Bashir. But Sudanese took to the streets to demand freedom, peace and

KHARTOUM — Sudanese filmmakers who celebrated the end of stifling restrictions following the ouster of Omar Al Bashir have won multiple international awards but are yet to enjoy the same recognition at home.Cinema languished in the north African country through three decades of authoritarian rule by Bashir.But Sudanese took to the streets to demand freedom, peace and social