A love letter to cinema as a collective experience, director Suhaib Gasmelbari's poetic documentary centers on four friends, and filmmakers, who have taken it upon themselves to revive their local film culture by reopening a historic outdoor theater. After years of political turmoil have weakened the Sudanese film industry, seeing films on the big screen, let alone making them, has become a distant memory to these filmmakers. Now prepared to challenge government censorship and drudge through seemingly never-ending and nonsensical bureaucracy, the dedication of these movie lovers to share their passion with the community is nothing short of empowering, and the simple pleasure of sitting down in a theater surrounded by other movie lovers takes on a new and powerful significance.

Winner: Panorama Audience Award Best Documentary, Glasshütte Original Documentary Award, Berlin

In competition for the Best Documentary Award