Tajouje (1977) — Gadalla Gubara

Sudan, Digital, 92 mins.

Curated by one of MIZNA’S guest programmers–– filmmaker, curator, and educator Fatima Wardy––this Sudanese classic from the 1970s has it all: romance, melodrama, tragedy, comedy, poetry, song, and dance. Considered one of the first narrative feature films from Sudan, Tajouje is an adaptation of a novel by the same name, which tells the tale of forbidden love and examines the social dynamics of a small village in the region during the 19th century. The film captures a striking moment in Sudanese history, and this digitized print makes it available in the present. Upon its release, the film screened in Cairo, Moscow, Berlin, Carthage, and Cannes. It can be viewed today due to the efforts of Sara Gubara, filmmaker Gadalla Gubara’s daughter and collaborator, as well as the Arsenal Film Institute in Berlin.

This screening is presented with the support of Trylon Cinema and Soft Cult Studio.

In case of rain, this screening will move indoors and take place at the Main Cinema, in theater 3