Watermelon Pictures has set an August 8 U.S. theatrical release for Hind Meddeb’s timely documentary Sudan, Remember Me which has been on 10-month worldwide tour screening in scores of festivals.
French-born journalist and filmmaker Meddeb, who is also of Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian heritage, spent close to a decade documenting the youth-led, pro-democracy movements that swept Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan and Egypt in the 2010s.
Sudan, Remember Us captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young Sudanese activists in Khartoum after the overthrowing of dictator Omar al-Basar dictatorship, and then chronicles the military crackdown that followed.
Meddab orginanally traveled to Sudan in the immediate aftermath of the revolution in 2019 to capture a sit-in protest at the army headquarters in Khartoum as the Sudanese people demanded reform after decades of military dictatorship.
There she met a selection of young activists that she would continue to film over the course of four years, from the swell of hope and accomplishment following al-Bashir’s fall to the oppression of the military crackdown and subsequent civil war, which today, leaves Sudan in ruins.
Along the way, she explores the resilience and sources of inspiration of the pro-democracy activists as well as the way in which poetry, music and art bolster their struggle.
Since the outbreak of the civil war in the spring of 2023, more than 150,000 people have died and roughly a quarter of the 46M strong population has been displaced, Meddeb’s documentary offers another window in the lives and hopes of the Sudanese people.
World premiering in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori parallel section last August, the film has since played at TIFF, Doc NYC, CPH DOX, San Francisco Film Festival among many other festivals.
Sudan, Remember Us is produced by Abel Nahmias, Michel Zana, Alice Ormières, and Taoufik Guiga.
With an accent on Palestinian culture and creativity Watermelon Pictures was launched in 2024 by brothers Hamza Ali and Badie Ali, with Alana Hadid as Creative Director. Recent releases included To A Land Unknown and The Encampments.
