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Movie Info

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

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

Arabic
Director:

Suhaib Gasmelbari
Writer:

Suhaib Gasmelbari
Runtime:

1h 35m
Production Co:

GmbH, Agat Films & Cie, Goï-Goï Productions, Made In Germany Filmproduktion

Cast & Crew

Suhaib Gasmelbari
Director

Suhaib Gasmelbari
Writer

Suhaib Gasmelbari
Cinematographer

Katharina Von Schroeder
Sound

Elsadig Kamal
Sound

Nelly Quettier
Editor

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Critic Reviews for Talking About Trees

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (13)

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.

December 4, 2020 | Full Review…

Richard Brody
New Yorker
An honest, inspiring achievement.

January 31, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Maria Nae
Little White Lies
[A] witty and engaging cinephile documentary...

January 30, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
A quiet and contemplative look at artists forced to face the reality that their work can no longer exist where they live.

February 12, 2019 | Full Review…

Jordan Mintzer
Hollywood Reporter
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.

March 6, 2020 | Full Review…

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

March 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Emmanuel Báez
Cinéfiloz
Talking About Trees is a fascinating insight into fights faced by artists worldwide.

February 10, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Calum Baker
One Room With A View
Though the subject may be about cinema, it rewards those focusing on the unspoken bonds of hardship and friendship.

January 28, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Owen Richards
The Arts Desk
Languidly paced, but never uninteresting, the film demonstrates the tender brotherhood that exists between four old friends who shave and massage one another, and stay up nattering in the dead of night.

January 27, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Sophie Willard
The List
Director Suhaib Gasmelbari depicts their struggle to screen films in Khartoum, get the right paperwork in, and just hang out. They just want to hold a screening of Django Unchained (Tarantino, 2012). Lower-tier Tarantino could be a signal of liberation.

December 4, 2019 | Full Review…

B. P. Flanagan
Seventh Row
Slow and unassuming, Talking About Trees sneaks up on you and becomes incredibly moving.

October 17, 2019 | Full Review…

Mark Goodyear
Battle Royale With Cheese
A labour of love

October 9, 2019 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia