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A CAMEL

( 1981 )
Special Presentations, Tribute to Sudanese Film Group |
 
Sudan
 |
 No Dialogue |
 13 min

About the film

Report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame mill.

Director

Ibrahim Shaddad

Ibrahim Shaddad is a Sudanese filmmaker,  writer and Theatrical director. He studied Theater, Cinema and Film Production in Germany, France, and Canada. He served as president of several Sudanese cinema organizations and unions. His films have won numerous awards at international film festivals. Fourteen of his films, both cinematic, television, and theatrical, have been censored by successive Sudanese governments

Producer

Production Company

Screenplay

Cinematography

Elhadi Ahmed Ibrahim, Salah Eddeen Awad

Editing

Abdel Gadir Daoud

Sound

Awad Eldaw, Salah Saeed

Cast

Contacts

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

Producer

Production Company

Screenplay

Cinematography

Elhadi Ahmed Ibrahim, Salah Eddeen Awad

Editing

Abdel Gadir Daoud

Sound

Awad Eldaw, Salah Saeed

Cast

Contacts

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

More About Film

This film offers a poignant portrayal of a laborer’s struggle for solace amidst harsh conditions and treatment. Through a lens of empathy and compelling visuals and sounds, it sheds light on both the camel’s predicament and the challenges faced by the individuals reliant on its labor, as well as others engaged in similarly demanding work. The film provides a thought-provoking commentary that resonates long after viewing, leaving the camel’s haunting presence etched in our memory.

Cinematography

Elhadi Ahmed Ibrahim, Salah Eddeen Awad

Editing

Abdel Gadir Daoud

Sound

Awad Eldaw, Salah Saeed

Contact

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

More About Film

This film offers a poignant portrayal of a laborer's struggle for solace amidst harsh conditions and treatment. Through a lens of empathy and compelling visuals and sounds, it sheds light on both the camel's predicament and the challenges faced by the individuals reliant on its labor, as well as others engaged in similarly demanding work. The film provides a thought-provoking commentary that resonates long after viewing, leaving the camel's haunting presence etched in our memory.