Hind Meddeb's documentary explores the Sudanese uprising against Omar al-Bashir's regime, focusing on the youth and female protesters who spearheaded the movement. Shot in Khartoum during the 2019 protests, the film reveals the vibrant artistic expressions flourishing within the protest culture, including music, poetry, and visual art. While the uprising aimed for democracy, it led to the establishment of a Transitional Military Council, which committed atrocities against protesters. The film highlights the passion of those seeking justice for their fallen comrades and critiques the rise of a clerical elite.
Meddeb finds among the protesters a vivid, vibrant artistic movement: an oral culture of music, poetry and rap which flourishes on the streets.
Above all, the protesters are suspicious of theocracy and the prevalence of a clerical class who have a great love of bullying the populace.
One woman remembers a preacher who insisted on the virtues of poverty for everyone else while owning a sleek four-wheel drive.
The people demand justice for the dead! declaims one banner; this is a movement which is passionately aware of its fallen comrades.
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