Film of the Week

Human Being (1994)

Drama | 27m

Sudanese filmmaker Ibrahim Shaddad provides a dramatic and powerful account of the trials and alienation of a Sudanese villager in a large city. Shot entirely without dialogue, the film's innovative use of sound helps tell the story of a shepherd who leaves his wife and herd to settle in a nearby town. Adapted from

Writer & Director: Ibrahim Shaddad

Editor: Mohamed M. Ali

Photographer: Salah Shareif

Sound: Sir K. Hamid, Salah Saeed, Izzat Fattah, Abu Baker Haddi

Music: Osman El Naw

Cast: El Rashid A. Isssa Umayma, Nasir El Tayeb, Mohamed M. Ali, Fatin A. Magid