Mahjoub Sharif is a visualisation of I Say it Without Fear, a poem by Sudanese poet Mahjoub Sharif. In the video we see Sharif with his daughter sometime in 2006, as he recites his poem to her after rumours of his death circulate. Sharif is a monumental figure in Sudan’s literary legacy, and one of the most influential poets in Sudanese history.

The Tomb is a black and white 16mm short film by Eltayeb Mahdi, founding member of the Sudanese Film Group. The film follows a man who presents himself as a saint and deceives a crowd of followers for personal gain. This early work showcases Mahdi’s interest in exposing social manipulation and false prophets in Sudanese society.

In The Station, Mahdi captures encounters at a large crossroads in the desert between Khartoum and Port Sudan. In this observational work, Mahdi creates a striking contrast between foreign interests and the economic struggles of the Sudanese people. At this dusty intersection, people cross the desert on foot while trucks carrying resources roar past. The film presents a stream of consciousness in images, showing how the welfare of Sudanese people is overlooked in favour of economic advancement.

An intimate insider report on the demonstrations in Khartoum during the height of the Arab Spring, calling for the removal of their totalitarian president Omar al-Bashir.

Khartoum: Spring 2019. Mass demonstrations have been underway for a month now, protesting against the military government. Following the welcome end to the brutal rule of Omar al-Bashir, the new regime still hasn’t handed over power to a civilian government. Among the protesters, gathered here from all over the country, is a small group of young revolutionaries who have set up the imaginary television station Suddenly TV. Using a cardboard box as a camera and a plastic bottle as a microphone, they report from the scene and ask people about how they view the new Sudan.

Bisha TV is a satirical web series created by Ganja and his friends in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan using puppets of dictator Omar al-Bashir. Made under extremely difficult conditions in a conflict zone, the show follows the president’s schemes to raise money for a campaign of violent suppression across Sudan. Despite the dangerous circumstances, over one million people watched Bisha TV, most of them inside Sudan, making it a powerful form of resistance through humour and satire. The name ‘Bisha’ comes from the nickname for Omar al-Bashir.