Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani discusses his second film, a period drama set against the imposition of Sharia law, as he seeks wider audiences and US partners at Rome's MIA Market.
01Summary
- 01"About Love & September Laws" is the second part of a planned trilogy on Sudan's modern history, set in 1983.
- 02The film follows an African American journalist, an idealistic doctor, and a translator caught in a love triangle amid Sharia law.
- 03Kordofani's debut "Goodbye Julia" was the first Sudanese film selected for Cannes' official line-up and won multiple awards.
- 04The project won three prizes at the Red Sea Film Festival's Souk Awards in December 2023.
- 05Kordofani, now based in Nairobi, seeks co-production partners at MIA Market to bridge the film to US audiences.
02Why it matters
This matters for cinephiles and investors tracking emerging African cinema, as the film aims to bring Sudan's complex history to a global mainstream audience through a personal, political drama.
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