Official Selection - Out of Competition

The Dam

Ali Cherri
Talent présent •  Talent présent •  
Artistic Collaborations Human Rights & Society First feature film 2022 80 min France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia
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Synopsis

A fable as intimate as it is political

Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile near the Merowe dam. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. Set against the Sudanese revolution, his creation starts to take a life of its own… The Dam is a political fable about the power of imagination set against the backdrop of the Sudanese revolution.

Screening of the film THE DAM (LE BARRAGE) in collaboration with the MUDAM, followed by a Q&A with the director and artist Ali Cherri and moderated by Joel Valabrega (MUDAM) and Line Ajan (MUDAM).

Cast/Avec

  • Maher El Khair, Mudathir Musa, Santino Aguer Ding, Abo Algassim Sir Alkhatim
  • Ayman Sharif
  • Nemr

Screenplay

  • Ali Cherri
  • Geoffroy Grison
  • in collaboration with Bertrand Bonello

Cinematographer

  • Bassem Fayad

Sound

  • Thomas Van Pottelberge
  • Jakov Munizaba
  • Simon Apostolou

Music

  • ROB

Screenings

Thursday 09 March 2023 19:00
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : Arabic
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening

Ali Cherri

Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri

Born in Beirut, Ali Cherri is a visual artist and director based in Paris. Combining films, videos, sculptures and installations, his work questions the construction of historical stories. Ali was Artist in Residence at the National Gallery in London (2021/2022) and was awarded the Silver Lion for the promising artist at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in 2022.

Filmography

  • Le Barrage 2022
  • Al haffar (short film) 2015
  • L’Intranquille (short film) 2013
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