Sudanese documentary to screen at DIFF

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Sudanese documentary to screen at DIFF --

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:10

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Beats of The Antonov, directed by Hajooj Kuka, will screen as part of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) programme this year. The documentary tells the story of the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan, who fought with the South for independence but are now trapped in a civil war in the North. DIFF runs from 16 to 26 July.

Beats of the Antonov is a celebration of the human spirit and of the Sudanese people who laugh after surviving an air-raid and dance all-night to stay awake while on sentry duty. This is a place where music is as integral a part of society as water, food and air, a place where there is no separation between the musicians and their audience.

Beats of the Antonov has charmed audiences around the world, winning The People s Choice Documentary Award at The Toronto International Film Festival and four other international awards.

Kuka directed and shot the documentary over two years, at immense personal risk. He also produced alongside South African Steven Markovitz, in a co-production between Sudanese production company Refugee Club and South African company Big World Cinema. South African Khalid Shamis edited the documentary.

I urge all South Africans to see this film, says Markovitz. This film turns the notion of Africa as a continent of victims on its head and shows the incredible resilience of Sudanese people at a time of great adversity. They deserve our support

Beats of the Antonov screens at DIFF on Saturday, 18 July 2015 at 18h00 at Suncoast Casino Cinema.

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