Director/producer Mohammed Altraifi wants to focus on distribution of stories made by Sudanese filmmakers to reach everyone.
“The Sudanese cinema is alive, growing outside its home country, finding international recognition,” Sudanese director and producer Mohammed Altraifi tells“Since the wave of protests of 2018-2019 in Sudan, the world is asking about us. Since the eruption of war in April 2023, the opportunities have multiplied. The world is attracted to tragedies; people want to hear Sudanese voices. In a way, the humanitarian element drives the industry forward,” he adds.
At its peak, national movie theatres celebrated masterpieces from Bollywood to Hollywood, the mobile cinemas roamed Sudan’s countryside. He points to the years of fascinating connections and experiments, remembered by the elders of the field.Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partners “A few filmmakers were trying to resuscitate the industry,” Altraifi says, pointing to Saeed Hamed, a Sudanese filmmaker whose career flourished in Egypt, his adoptive home. A strong advocate of cinematic cooperation not only between Egypt and Sudan but also between Egypt and African countries, Hamed obtained the honorary Egyptian permanent residency in 2017.
Then came the 2018 revolution which felt like “a breath of fresh air,” he says, pointing to a growing hope. “The entire environment began shifting, in culture, business, etc,” Altraifi explains, giving examples of a few important Sudanese movie productions supported by Egyptian and international producers.
“The movie theatre is destroyed, so is Khartoum, but our work continues. People want to create; audiences are interested in watching. Some Sudanese filmmakers have gone on to create new channels from outside the country,, Forja, Habka, among others,” he says while he moves on to the many obligations that the Cairo-based Marbles Art Production has on its plate.We believe that Africa is poorly represented, and badly under-estimated.
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