The Dam - English subtitled + Q&A Ali Cherri
Magical realist feature film debut by artist Ali Cherri about a mason's mysterious desert project in northern Sudan.
Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. He sneaks out into the desert every night to build a mysterious structure made out of mud. As the Sudanese people rise up to demand their freedom, his creation slowly begins to take on a life of its own.
The script of this bold political fable was developed in collaboration with two French heavyweights: screenwriter Geoffroy Grison and director Bertrand Bonello (THE BEAST). THE DAM premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and Ali Cherri won the Silver Lion for the most promising young artist at the Venice Biennale that same year. Besides directing films, Parisian Ali Cherri works on visual art. His work OF MEN AND GODS AND MUD, which is also about the Sudan dam, has been acquired by Bonnefanten.