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AFFK 2026: Sudan Beyond the Headlines – Cinema, Memory and Resistance (Panel 3)

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Freitag, 25. September 2026, 15:30 Uhr
Aula der KHM, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Köln
Eintritt frei
Die Panel-Talks finden in englischer Sprache statt.

The Cologne African Film Festival 2026 (AFFK) will present the latest in African cinema as part of an extensive festival programme at the Filmforum in the Museum Ludwig from 17 to 27 September. Once again this year, the panel discussions with directors and artists will take place in collaboration with the Cologne Academy of Media Arts. During the artist talks, current topics relating to film policy and film practice will be discussed with the audience: „New Voices, New Forms – The African Documentary Today“ (18.09., 3:30 pm, more), „Who Heals When We Film?“ (23.09., 3:30 pm, more) und „Sudan Beyond the Headlines – Cinema, Memory and Resistance“ (25.09., 3:30 pm, more). The panels will take place in the KHM auditorium; admission is free.

Panel 3: Sudan Beyond the Headlines – Cinema, Memory and Resistance
Friday, September 25th, 3:30 pm
KHM Aula, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Köln | Free admission

The ongoing war in Sudan has created one of the world's most devastating humanitarian crises, yet the voices of Sudanese filmmakers remain far too often unheard. This panel brings together filmmakers and artists creating in the midst of war and displacement. Their films preserve memory, resistance, and cultural survival in the face of erasure. Here, memory becomes an act of justice. They invite us to encounter Sudanese filmmakers not only as witnesses to history, but as artists whose work deserves to be seen beyond the urgency of the crisis. How does war reshape the stories we tell? What happens to filmmaking when archives are destroyed and exile becomes a lived reality?

With Ibrahim Omar, Ibrahim Snoopy, Ronnie Vitalia

Editor — Ute Dilger

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