Mohamed Subahi

Cultures of Resistance Awardee — Sudan

Mohamed Subahi is a documentary filmmaker in Khartoum, Sudan. He studied in Sudan, worked closely with the Sudan Film Factory, and has attended trainings in Egypt, South Africa, India, and Germany. While concentrating on his own documentary work as a director, cinematographer, and editor, he also works with different Sudanese NGOs to advance topics surrounding education, as well as with big international institutions, including UNICEF, UNDP, IOM, Goethe Institute, British Council, and the EU delegation to Sudan. His first feature-length documentary is called “MADANIYA.” 

Subahi received a Cultures of Resistance Award (CoR Award) and is using the award for his documentary film series project, “Sudanawiya,” which takes viewers on a journey to all those cultural expressions and identities that are uniquely Sudanese. The award is supporting a workshop in Kadugli, Kordofan, for a group of local youth and artists on scriptwriting and filming, which will lead to two short films in the series.

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