Cinema in Sudan: Conversations with Gadalla Gubara

Cinema in Sudan: Conversations with Gadalla Gubara 2008 Released

Directed by Frederique Cifuentes

Documentary · 52 min

 

Cinema in Sudan: Conversations with Gadalla Gubara 2008 Released

Directed by Frederique Cifuentes

Documentary · 52 min

 

The film builds up a portrait of a great Sudanese film-maker, Gadalla Gubara. At eighty-seven, he is one of the pioneers of cinema in Africa. He has recently lost his sight but still continues to film life in Sudan as no one before him. Through his oeuvre, Gadalla reveals to us a Sudan both mysterious and misunderstood. Despite censorship and lack of financial support over sixty years, he has produced... see more

The film builds up a portrait of a great Sudanese film-maker, Gadalla Gubara. At eighty-seven, he is one of the pioneers of cinema in Africa. He has recently lost his sight but still continues to film life in Sudan as no one before him. Through his oeuvre, Gadalla reveals to us a Sudan both mysterious and misunderstood. Despite censorship and lack of financial support over sixty years, he has produced... see more
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N/A min
RELEASED
Sep 1, 2008
COUNTRY
US, GB
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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