Sudan: Civil War in Darfur
14km Film and Discussion Series
“Darfur’s Skeleton” (USA 2009, original Arabic version with English subtitles, 52 mins) by Hisham Haj Omar on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 at 18:45 (6:45 pm) at Filmrauschpalast cinema, Lehrter Strasse 35, 10557 Berlin-Moabit
14km.org presents the fourth event of the 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015:
The film “Darfur’s Skeleton” (Arabic with English subtitles) focuses on explaining the causes of the conflict and the citizen suffering resulting from the war in Darfur. Sudanese director Hisham Haj Omar a.k.a. hajooj creates a moving and original statement of Darfurians experiencing the crisis first-hand, including the environmental and social effects of the civil war in Darfur.
The movie is followed by a moderated open conversation and audience discussion with invited guests to deepen insights about the history of the Darfur conflict and consequences for today’s society and politics in Sudan.Attendance is free, donations are welcome.
The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema on the 1st floor of the Kulturfabrik‘s backyard building in Berlin Moabit: Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin. The discussion ends at 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook event
Film links: Film homepage Director’s CV
The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation.
Further events are scheduled as followed:07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December
The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:
