Reconnecting Through The Cracks

Curated by Marwa Zein for the Goethe-Institut in Exile

In a time that for many is characterized by pain, loss and alienation, Reconnecting Through The Cracks, a film series curated by Marwa Zein for the Goethe-Institut in Exile, invites us to come together and reconnect. The title of the series stems from a genuine need to reflect on disconnection. It offers a space to recognize our barriers while also holding together in challenging times. Each screening is dedicated to stories of pain, resilience and breakthroughs and features one feature film and one short film. (GIE)
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Jawabat
Ali Ahmed, 2025,  Sudan, Arabic with English subtitles

Khartoum
Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox, Sudan, United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar, 2025, 80 min. Arabic with English subtitles

Followed by a talk with Ibrahim Snoopy

Five lives, one city, a nation at war.  A civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer and two street boys. Five stories from Sudan weave together in search of freedom through animated dreams, street revolutions and a war from the metropolis of Khartoum to escape in East Africa. (GIE)

The Goethe-Institut in Exile offers a place for displaced, exiled and migrated artists to arrive and continue their work. It is a meeting place, discourse space and stage for endangered cultural practitioners from countries in which the Goethe-Institut had to close its locations due to war and censorship.

Ibrahim Snoopy is a visionary Sudanese cinematographer and filmmaker renowned for his bold storytelling and evocative visuals. His latest film, Khartoum, was honored with the Berlinale Peace Award (2025), solidifying his impact on global cinema.