Cinema in Sudan Conversations with Gadalla Gubara

The film builds up a portrait of a great Sudanese filmmaker Gadalla Gubara At eightyseven he is one of the pioneers of cinema in Africa He has recently lost his sight but still continues to film life in Sudan as no one before him Through his oeuvre Gadalla reveals to us a Sudan both mysterious and misunderstood Despite censorship and lack of financial support over sixty years he has produced cinema that is independent and unique in a country where freedom of expression is a rare luxury