Khartoum

DIRECTOR Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox

Filmed before and during Sudan’s latest counterrevolutionary war, Khartoum is a collaborative hybrid documentary that follows five residents from the capital city into exile. When the war erupts, the filmmakers and their subjects flee to Nairobi; here, they work together to convey their experiences, discovering new forms of collective expression through green screen, animation, and performance.

Filmed on location with donated iPhones, four emerging Sudanese filmmakers (Anas Saeed, Rawia Al Hag, Brahim Snoopy and Timeea M. Ahmed) capture the stark realism of one of Africa’s great cities as it is consumed by turmoil and war. A collaborative directorial effort, Khartoum is born of necessity, intimacy, and invention, offering a shared act of resistance, healing, and remembrance.