This experimental film without dialogue makes innovative use of sound to tell the story of a shepherd who, having lost his wife, children and cattle after his homeland is stricken by drought, goes to the city to find work. Through a poetic association of images the film critiques the dehumanising effects on the Sudanese people of the Sharia ruled government that was in power in the early eighties.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
318249
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sudan
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politics in motion pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sudan - Economic conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan