Talking About Trees

Talking About Trees

Ibrahim, Suleiman, Manar and Altayeb have been friends for over 45 years. They left their motherland in the 1960s and 1970s to study film abroad and founded the Sudanese Film Group in 1989. After years of distance and exile, they are reunited, hoping to finally make their old dream come true; to bring cinema to Sudan. They are determined to leave something behind and ignite the love for cinema. Throughout the images they created, the ones they lost and the ones they had hoped to make, the beautiful and horrific faces of their country appear.

Winner Glashütte Original - Documentary Award, Berlinale 2019
Winner Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary, Berlinale 2019

Credits
Written & directed by
Suhaib Gasmelbari
Country
France, Sudan, Germany, Chad, Qatar
Year
2019
Length
94'
Cinematography
Suhaib Gasmelbari
Editor
Nelly Quettier, Gladys Joujou
With
Ibrahim Shaddad, Suleiman Ibrahim, Eltayeb Mahdi, Manar Al-Hilo, Hana Abdelrahman Suliman
Production Company
AGAT Films & Cie
Produced by
Marie Balducchi
Co-produced by
GOÏ-GOÏ Productions, MADE IN GERMANY Filmproduktion, Vidéo de Poche, Doha Film Fund
Sound Design
ElSadig Kamal, Katharina Von Schroeder, Jean Mallet, Jean-Guy Véran
Sales Agent
Wide House