About the Event
Revolution from Afar
Directed by Bentley Brown
(US, 2020, 67 min.)
Rice Cinema
Sewall Hall 301
Friday November 5
7:00 PM
In 2019, after protests across Sudan resulted in the fall of a thirty-year dictator, the military took over and shut down the Internet, leaving those outside abroad to voice a plea for peaceful transition to civilian government. An ocean away, Sudanese-American poets and musicians, whose families left Sudan for America in decades past, gather in major American cities to perform in support of the revolution. At the heart of the film is a conversation around identity, belonging, and the uncertain future of Sudan, from which they have been physically cut off. Revolution From Afar was nominated for Best Diaspora Documentary at the 2020 Africa Movie Academy Awards and will be featured in the AfroPoP series on PBS in 2022.
Trailer HERE
Discounted parking at Founder’s Court. $5 flat rate, credit card required.
