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Films from the Arsenal

Rediscovering North African Cinema

Jul 15–29, 2021

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Al Mahatta (The Station). 1989. Sudan. Written and directed by Eltayeb Mahdi. Courtesy Arsenal Berlin

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These films from North Africa—one by a pair of internationally celebrated Algerian writers, two by the father of Sudanese cinema, and eight by a Sudanese film collective—examine legacies of colonialism, wars of independence, and political and religious violence.

Organized by Joshua Siegel, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.

  • This film series is part of “It’s a Dangerous Day”: Films from the Arsenal and Virtual Cinema.

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