Sudan Remember Us!

Sudan, Remember Us is a powerful portrait of a generation that chose poetry over silence and imagination over fear. Shajane, Maha, Muzamil, Khatab, and the voice of poet Chaikhoon form a cinematic chorus—young, politically defiant, and artistically fearless. In their twenties, they stand at the front lines of a revolution, confronting a corrupted army and paramilitary militias responsible for brutal war crimes in Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile. They could have lost hope before they even began. Instead, through chants, poems, and dreams, they built a movement that helped topple a regime. Blending intimate storytelling with sweeping political urgency, Sudan, Remember Us captures the uneven struggle between the fire of militias and the unbreakable voices of the people. It’s a tribute to the power of words—and a reminder that freedom is a fight born first in the imagination.

Venice Film Festival - Official Selection

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection

CPH:DOX - Official Selection

San Francisco International Film Festival - Official Selection

Göteborg Film Festival - Official Selection

Jeonju International Film Festival - Official Selection

Sheffield International Documentary Festival - Winner: Tim Hetherington Award

Zurich Film Festival - Official Selection

Marrakesh International Film Festival - Official Selection

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) - Official Selection

DOXA Documentary Film FestivalFeature Documentary Award

Cleveland International Film Festival - Official Selection

DOC NYC - Special Mention: International Competition

Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (DocPoint) - Official Selection

ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection

Ajyal Film Festival (Doha)Audience Award

FIPA International Documentary Festival - Best Female Director Award

Dortmund Köln International Women's Film Festival - Audience Award

Aswan International Women Film Festival - Grand Prize Award

Movies that Matter Festival - Activist Lens Award - Special Mention

Is It War? (5 min)

Sudan

Directed by Timeea Mohamed Ahmed

When Jafar is detached from his soul in a surreal journey through a forest, he must mentally escape the brutal truths of his homeland's conflict Sudan and the horrors of war and displacement, before it destroys his mind.

Timeea Mohamed Ahmed is an award-winning Sudanese film director, editor, and producer whose work focuses on experimental and documentary cinema. His films explore themes of conflict, identity, and cultural resilience, and have been screened at major festivals across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is best known for Khartoum (2025), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received multiple honors at the Berlin International Film Festival. His other notable works include Is it War? (2024), Saddari (2023), The Hope Journey (2021), and Flower of Sinkat (2018). In addition to film, Ahmed is actively engaged in regional advocacy and commercial media production.

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