Talking About Trees (2019)
Filmmakers Ibrahim, Suliman, Eltayeb and Manar, close friends for many years, left their motherland in the sixties and seventies 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 back cinema to Sudan by reopening the Halfaia Cinema, a dilapidated theater in Khartoum.
Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: December 18, 2019
Cast
- Ibrahim Shaddad - Self - Filmmaker
- Suliman Mohamed Ibrahim Elnour - Self - Filmmaker
- Eltayeb Mahdi - Self - Filmmaker
- Manar al Hilo - Self - Filmmaker
- Hana Abdelrahman Suliman - Self - SFG Member
Screenplay
Cinematography: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Editing: Nelly Quettier, Gladys Joujou
Production: Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Made In Germany Filmproduktion, Göi-Göi Productions, DFI, Sudanese Film Group, Vidéo de Poche
Country: Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan
Language: العربية, English
Original Language: en
Keywords
cinema on cinema, male friendship, cinema history, african cinema, khartoum, sudan
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Talking About Trees about?
- Filmmakers Ibrahim, Suliman, Eltayeb and Manar, close friends for many years, left their motherland in the sixties and seventies 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 back cinema to Sudan by reopening the Halfaia Cinema, a dilapidated theater in Khartoum.
- Who directed Talking About Trees?
- Talking About Trees was directed by Suhaib Gasmelbari.
- Who stars in Talking About Trees?
- Talking About Trees stars Ibrahim Shaddad, Suliman Mohamed Ibrahim Elnour, Eltayeb Mahdi, Manar al Hilo, Hana Abdelrahman Suliman.
- How long is Talking About Trees?
- Talking About Trees has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is Talking About Trees?
- Talking About Trees is a Documentary film.
- Where was Talking About Trees produced?
- Talking About Trees was produced in Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan.