Talking about Trees
Year: 2019
Country: France, Sudan, Germany, Chad, Qatar
Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Genre: documentary
Runtime: 97 min.
Age: 16+
Country: France, Sudan, Germany, Chad, Qatar
Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Genre: documentary
Runtime: 97 min.
Age: 16+
A film about a true and never ending love of cinema
Opening Film
Ibrahim, Soliman, Manar, and Altayeb, filmmakers and friends for more than 45 years, idealists and intensely humane. They have reunited again, after long years of distance and exile, to bring life back to their old dream: make cinema reality in Sudan. They are determined to leave a trace of their passage and inspire the love for cinema. Throughout the images they created, the ones they lost and the ones remaining a desire, the beautiful and horrific faces of their country appear.
Ibrahim, Soliman, Manar, and Altayeb, filmmakers and friends for more than 45 years, idealists and intensely humane. They have reunited again, after long years of distance and exile, to bring life back to their old dream: make cinema reality in Sudan. They are determined to leave a trace of their passage and inspire the love for cinema. Throughout the images they created, the ones they lost and the ones remaining a desire, the beautiful and horrific faces of their country appear.
Awards & Festivals:
Berlin International Film Festival – Glasshütte Original Documentary Award, Panorama Audience Award (Documentary Film)
Palm Springs International Film Festival – Jury Prize (The Documentary Award)
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC) – Golden Kapok Award (Best First Feature Documentary Award)
Istanbul International Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize (International Competition), Special Prize of the Jury (International Competition)
Athens International Film Festival – Special Mention (Best Documentary)
Amiens International Film Festival – Documentaire sur Grand Écran Award
El Gouna Film Festival – Golden Star (Feature Documentary Competition)
Hamptons International Film Festival – Golden Starfish Award - Honorable Mention (Documentary Feature)
