April 10 - 19, 2026
Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Brahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox
KHARTOUM
GBR/SDN/DEU/QAT 2025, 80'
with: Lokain & Wilson, Jawad, Khadmallah, Majdi
Credits
Director Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Brahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox
Script Phil Cox
DOP Anas Saeed, Snoopy Ibrahim, Waleed Alaa, Yousef Jubeh, Phil Cox
Animation Philip K Good
Editing Yousef Jubeh
Score James Preston
Production Native Voice Films
Produzent*in Giovanna Stopponi, Talal Afifi
Distribution Autlook Filmsales
Premiere Südtirol Premiere
Filmography
Anas Saeed
Rawia Alhag
Brahim Snoopy
Timeea Mohamed Ahmed

Five lives, one city… the fate of a nation. Five Sudanese characters from the metropolis of Khartoum: a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two street boys all in search of freedom, have their stories unexpectedly woven together through animated dreams, street revolutions and a civil war.

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Credits
Director Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Brahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox
Script Phil Cox
DOP Anas Saeed, Snoopy Ibrahim, Waleed Alaa, Yousef Jubeh, Phil Cox
Animation Philip K Good
Editing Yousef Jubeh
Score James Preston
Production Native Voice Films
Produzent*in Giovanna Stopponi, Talal Afifi
Distribution Autlook Filmsales
Premiere Südtirol Premiere
Filmography
Anas Saeed
Rawia Alhag
Brahim Snoopy
Timeea Mohamed Ahmed

Director

Anas Saeed - SDN
Anas Saeed - SDN

Anas Saeed, a Sudanese media creator, began his career as a video journalist for the independent media house Ayin Network. He has produced numerous reports for international media, focusing on human rights issues affecting various communities across Sudan.

For Ayin Media, he has primarily covered cultural topics and the recent war. His latest project, Five Meals of Resistance, is set to premiere at film festivals soon.

Rawia Alhag - SDN
Rawia Alhag - SDN

Rawia Alhag is a Sudanese filmmaker and screenwriter currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on women's and children's issues, shedding light on the experiences and struggles of Sudanese people both within their communities and in the diaspora.

She directed the award-winning short film Out of Coverage, which won Best Foreign Film at the Juba Film Festival.

Brahim Snoopy - SDN
Brahim Snoopy - SDN

Brahim Snoopy is a Sudanese filmmaker and cinematographer working recently for ARTE, BBC and The Washington Post, as well as music videos, commercials, and shorts. Notable works include the feature documentaries Khartoum Offside, which won Best Documentary at the Carthage Film Festival, and From Argentina to Sudan, as well as the award-winning shorts Serotonin and Journey to Kenya. This is his second feature. 

Timeea Mohamed Ahmed - SDN
Timeea Mohamed Ahmed - SDN

Timeea Mohamed Ahmed is a Sudanese director, editor, and producer based in East Africa. His work focuses on experimental and documentary filmmaking, often exploring non-narrative approaches.

He has directed several short films, including Saddari (2023) and Is it War? (2024), and has contributed to projects such as Flower of Sinkat (2018) and Hope Journey (2021), along with advocacy and commercial campaigns.

His films highlight Sudanese culture and the struggles faced by its people.