#ibrahim shaddad
Get to Know the Filmmaker: Ibrahim Shaddad
Shaddad is veteran Sudanese filmmaker known for his avant-garde experimental style and recently starred in Talking About Trees (Suhaib Gasmelbari, 2019) about the Sudanese Film Club that has strived since 1989 to encourage and fund cinema culture, film production, screenings, and training in Sudan.
Three of his films are free to stream:
- The Camel/Jamal(1981)* is a report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame mill. (x)
- The Rope/Al Habil (1985)* documents two blind men making their way through the desert accompanied by a donkey. Connected by a rope, sometimes the two men decide the way, and sometimes the donkey leads them through the desert (x)
- Human Being/Insan(1994) by Shaddad provides a dramatic and powerful account of the trials and alienation of a Sudanese villager in a large city. Shot entirely without dialogue, the film’s innovative use of sound helps tell the story of a shepherd who leaves his wife and herd to settle in a nearby town. (x)
*Access through April 10, 2020
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