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'Talking About Trees' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Sudanese film director Suhaib Gasmelbari. It follows the efforts of the Sudanese Film Group, represented by retired filmmakers Ibrahim Shadad, Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Mohamed Ibrahim and Altayeb Mahdi, to reopen an outdoor movie theater in the city of Omdurman in the face of decades of Islamist censorship and inefficient bureaucracy.Jordan Mintzer, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/talking-trees-review-1183323 'Talking About Trees': Film Review | Berlin 2019], 'The Hollywood Reporter', 10 February 2019. - According to film critic Jay Weissberg, the title of the film "comes from Bertolt Brechts 1940 poem 'To Those Born Later', in which he laments the suppression of discussion under dictatorship, and how shifting the discourse to mundane topics painfully draws attention to what cant be spoken aloud."

Critical reception



On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews from critics. A review in the British newspaper 'The Guardian' characterized the film as follows: "First-time director Suhaib Gasmelbari takes a meditative, gently observational approach here. He chooses not to directly interview the four film-makers; instead, what unfolds is a rather lovely poetic portrait of male friendship, cinephilic obsession and elegant dignity."

Following its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, 'Talking about Trees' received numerous awards at film festivals worldwide. In 2019, the film also was awarded the 'Variety MENA Talent Award' at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt, where film critic Jay Weissberg said:

References to films by Sudanese filmmakers



In this documentary, Ibrahim Shadad talks about his short graduation film ''Jagdpartie' (Hunting party)', that he made in 1964 at the Deutsche Hochschule fr Filmkunst Potsdam-Babelsberg in East Germany. This symbolic story about racism was shot in a forest in Brandenburg, and employs the genre of Western movies for the hunting of an African man. Also, Shadad talks about his 14-minute documentary 'Jamal (Camel)' that he produced in Sudan in 1981, featuring the work of a camel in a sesame mill.

Awards



* Original Documentary Award and Audience Award, 69th Berlin International Film Festival , Germany, 2019Stephen Appelbaum, [https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/talking-about-trees-how-four-men-fought-to-revive-sudan-s-love-for-cinema-1.929100 'Talking About Trees': How four men fought to revive Sudans love for cinema], 'The National', 27 October 2019.

* Grand Jury Prize, Mumbai Film Festival , India, 2019Nyay Bhushan, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2019-mumbai-film-festival-winners-1249725 Mumbai: 'Honeyland', 'Eeb Allay Ooo!,' 'Bombay Rose' Among Festival Prize Winners], 'The Hollywood Reporter', 24 October 2019.

* Variety MENA Award and Golden Star, Best Feature Documentary, El Gouna Film Festival , Egypt, 2019[https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/04/what-were-the-highlights-of-el-gouna-film-festival-s-third-edition What were the highlights of El Gouna Film Festivals third edition?], 'Euronews', 4 October 2019.

* Jury Prize, Hamptons International Film Festival , USA, 2019Jennifer Landes, [https://easthamptonstar.com/20191014/hamptons-film-fest-announces-key-award-winners Hamptons Film Fest Announces Key Award Winners], 'The East Hampton Star', October 14, 2019.

* International Film Critics Award FIPRESCI and Jury Prize, Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey, 2019.

* Tanit d'Or for Best Documentary, JCC Carthage Film Festival, Tunis, 2019

* Grand Jury Prize, Mumbai International Film Festival, India, 2019

* Best Feature Documentary, Palm Springs Film Festival, USA, 2020

* Audience Award, Lama Film Festival, France, 2019

* Best Debut Film, Miradasdoc, Spain, 2019

* Documentaire sur Grand Ecran Award, Amiens Film Festival, France, 2019

* Best feature documentary, Critics Award, Arab Cinema Center, 2020

* Best feature Documentary, Malmo Arab Film Festivak, Sweden, 2020

* Audience Award for best film, Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden, 2020

* ACERCA award of the Spanish cooperation, Tarifa-Tangiers African Film Festival, 2020.

*Audience Award for best feature film, Tarifa-Tangiers African Film Festival, Spain, 2020

*Golden Kapok Award (Best First Feature Documentary Award), Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China, 2020.

* Jury Special mentions: Athena Film Festival, Free Zone Human Rights FF, Gabs Film Festival

See also



* Cinema of Sudan

References




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