Kafi's Story

by Arthur Howes, Sudan, 1989
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Shot between 1986 and 1988, Kafi's Story captures Nuba life at the moment before it was engulfed in the Sudanese civil war. Kafi, a young man from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, is one of the first to travel north to the capital city Khartoum in search of money. Only when he has money can he buy the cloth for a dress and so marry a second wife.

Festivals & awards

Joris Ivens Award - Amesterdam Int. Documentary Film Festival; BBC BP Expo Documentary Award; Special Mention of the Jury - Mexico; Basil Wright Prize R.A.I. Festival of Ethnography; American Visual Anthropology Award

Credits

Original TitleKafi's Story
TitleKafi's Story
Directed byArthur Howes
CountrySudan
Year1989
ScreenplayAmy Hardie and Arthur Howes
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionAmy Hardie and Arthur Howes
Formats
Runtime53 min.
LanguageNuba
CastDokumentarfil, documentaire, documentary

Credits

Original TitleKafi's Story
TitleKafi's Story
Directed byArthur Howes
CountrySudan
Year1989
ScreenplayAmy Hardie and Arthur Howes
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionAmy Hardie and Arthur Howes
Formats
Runtime53 min.
LanguageNuba
CastDokumentarfil, documentaire, documentary

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