{"id":636746,"date":"2024-09-12T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-a-moving-doc-on-poetry-and-activism\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T04:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:15:00","slug":"watch-a-moving-doc-on-poetry-and-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-moving-doc-on-poetry-and-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch A Moving Doc on Poetry and Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3500663d4f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3500663d4f1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-moving-doc-on-poetry-and-activism\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Moving_Doc_on_Poetry_and_Activism%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online A Moving Doc on Poetry and Activism&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-moving-doc-on-poetry-and-activism\/#%E2%80%9CA_Moving_Doc_on_Poetry_and_Activism%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Moving Doc on Poetry and Activism&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Moving_Doc_on_Poetry_and_Activism%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online A Moving Doc on Poetry and Activism&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Moving_Doc_on_Poetry_and_Activism%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Moving Doc on Poetry and Activism&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    With the documentary \u201cSudan, Remember Us,\u201d filmmaker Hind Meddeb gives herself a rather difficult task. She sets out to tell the story of four significant years in the history of this African nation through the faces and words of a few young people. Within that time frame, a 30 year dictatorship was overthrown by a popular revolution, then that revolution was in turn hijacked by the military rulers of the country. Concentrating on the youth who were at the front lines,\u00a0Meddeb manages something even more poignant: a thoughtful and empathetic look at how collective hope can mobilize a whole generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The doc begins with voice messages exchanged between Meddeb and the subjects of her film in the days after a violent war erupts in April 2023. These voices, still unknown to the audience upon introduction, are full of im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely recognizable emotions. Desperation and hope are juxtaposed together as they confirm their safety. That the war is still raging in Sudan almost 18 months later makes those moments even more distressing. Yet that\u2019s not what \u201cSudan, Remember Us\u201d is concerned about. The film takes the audience back to a time, in 2019, when considerable change seemed possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Meddeb chooses three narrative threads to tell this story. Instead of following her subjects separately, she follows them collectively, their stories grouped by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>. Firstly, this was a revolution of poetry and art. Secondly, it was a feminist revolution as most of its leaders were young women trying to break free from the constraints of a patriarchal society. And thirdly, this was a revolution that started as a conversation about modest individual dreams before quickly becoming, through sharing and solidarity, loud public demands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Early in her introductory voiceover, Meddeb acknowledges Sudan as a land of literature. So it\u2019s no surprise that her lens knows how to capture the flowing rhythm of poetry. Time and time again, she shows these young revolutionaries reciting poetry to each other while paying homage to their cultural predecessors. Their poetry is of the moment and about their own situation, but inspired by those who led previous uprisings in 1960s and 1980s. These moments are full of anger yet the camera also shows the fortitude and resolve of these young people for a better world they plan to build for themselves. A chorus of people yearning for change while their drums and whistles, even stones knocked against asphalt, provide the soundtrack for their rebellion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Cutting away from these rhythmic moments to casual conversations, Meddeb and editor Gladys Joujou add another dimension to the narrative. Whether gathered in cafes, their homes or in the streets, the film\u2019s subjects are always talking. The editing allows the dialogue to smoothly take shape and become a larger thematic thread about women\u2019s rights, religious malpractice and, most importantly, the Sudan they hope to live in. The camera is also attuned to the locations, giving the capital city Khartoum its individuality as a place with a rich history that nurtured these smart eloquent people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Crushingy, all these grand expectations were demolished when the military violently broke up the protestors sit-in in June 2019. Using mostly camera phone footage, Meddeb doesn\u2019t flinch away from the horrible images of torture and intimidation; voiceover details the murders and imprisonment of others. Yet despite this defeat, the voices still carry with them the dream of a better tomorrow. Therein lies the ultimate strength of \u201cSudan, Remember Us,\u201d it\u2019s a story of a collective perseverance that cannot be broken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Perhaps the only false note in Mebbeb\u2019s love letter to Sudan, its people and its culture, comes at the very end. Rather oddly, for a film celebrating oratory in the Arabic language and in a particular Sudanese vernacular, the end credits feature a song in French: a language foreign to Sudanese people. Still, at a time when their homeland is being torn by war, famine and the displacement of millions, here comes a portrait of a better time not far in the past. It could be taken as a harbinger for the future, something to hold onto until this calamity passes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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