Talking About Trees

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Talking About Trees

2019

1h 35m

Documentary

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Four Sudanese filmmakers who are passionate about film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan.

Richard Brody

The New Yorker

12/04/2020

Some of the best talk, and some of the most dedicated collaborations, and some of the warmest friendships that I've seen in a movie in quite a while.

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Maria Nae

Little White Lies

01/31/2020

4/5

An honest, inspiring achievement.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

01/30/2020

4/5

[A] witty and engaging cinephile documentary...

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

07/03/2021

Talking About Trees is the rare Middle Eastern crowd-pleaser: a film with a big heart and defiant politics that establishes Gasmelbari as one of the hottest new talents in the region.

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Pat Padua

Washington City Paper

03/06/2020

Talking About Trees, as it follows its subjects opening up boxes of dusty VHS tapes, is a cautionary tale: In order to preserve cinema for future generations, care must be taken to safeguard these cultural landmarks or they'll disappear.

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Emmanuel Báez

Cinéfiloz

03/04/2020

4/5

This documentary by Suhaib Gasmelbari is a magnificent work of art in every meaning of the expression. [Full review in Spanish]

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04/12/2020

one of the most beautiful sudan's figures

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Synopsis

Four Sudanese filmmakers who are passionate about film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan.

Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Screenwriter: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Production Co: Goï-Goï Productions, Agat Films & Cie, GmbH, Made In Germany Filmproduktion
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 35m