Agat films & Cie - ex nihilo

TALKING ABOUT TREES

Ibrahim, Soliman, Manar and Altayeb, filmmakers and friends for more than 45 years, idealists and intensely humane. They were reunited again, after long years of distance and exile, to bring life back to their old dream: make cinema a reality in the Sudan. They are determined to leave a trace of their passage and to inspire the love of films. Throughout the images they created, the ones they lost and the ones that remain a desire, the beautiful and horrific faces of their country appear.

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Produced by : Marie Balducchi
Company : AGAT FILMS & CIE
Coproduced by : Goï-Goï Productions, Made in Germany Films, Vidéo de poche, Doha Film Fund
Partners : Sudanese Film Group (SFG) Aide aux cinémas du monde - Centre National du cinéma et de l’image animée – IDFA Bertha Fund Europe – IDFA Bertha Fund - La Région Ile-de-France - World Cinema Fund – Film und Medienstiftung NRW - Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - Doha Film Institute – SANAD Development Grant – Venice Production Bridge

Main cast : Ibrahim Shaddad Suleiman Ibrahim Manar Al Hilo Altayeb Mahdi

Genre : documentary
Duration : 1h30
Video editor : Météore Film
Year of production : 2019
Available Versions : Arabic (French & English subtitles)
Theatrical release date : 18-12-2019

Distributor : Météore Film

International sales : Wide House

TV distribution : Météore Film

Awards :
The Glasshüte Original Documentary Award & The Panorama Audience Award (Documentary) @ Berlinale 2019
Prix spécial du jury et Prix FIPRESCI de la critique @ Istanbul Film Festival
El Gouna Golden Star for Documentary Film 2019
Special Jury Prize for Indomitable Spirit of Storytelling @ the Hamptons Int. FF
Prix du public au Festival de Lama
Tanit d'or au Festival de Carthage (Tunisie)
Grand Prix du Jury @Mumbai FF
Mailleur Doc. & Prix Talent Variety @El Gouna FF
Best Documentary prize @ Palm Springs FF
Meilleur Premier Film @MiradasDoc

Festival selections :
Festival International du Film de Berlin (Panorama)
Festival du Film de La Rochelle